Michigan Technological University (MTU) researcher Jaroslaw Drelich has developed a new copper-based antimicrobial compound which can make the food supply safer. Drelich, a professor of materials science and engineering, has developed a ...
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The clothing worn by doctors and nursing staff plays an important role in breaking infection chains in healthcare systems. This has been shown in a study carried out in a hospital in Jerusalem (Israel) which examined the germ contamination ...
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Pro-Amino International, a Canadian firm, is voluntarily recalling Proti Diet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bar as it may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product subject to the ...
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Biotechnology firm Intralytix has received generally recognized as safe (GRAS) certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its food safety product, SalmoFresh. SalmoFresh is an antimicrobial preparation for controlling ...
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The horse meat scandal has dominated the media in recent weeks. From sensationalist tabloid headlines to Twitter gags, discussion on the topic has been widespread. It all started in January after traces of horse meat were found in ...
Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories (MVTL) has deployed Roka Bioscience's Atlas System along with the Atlas Listeria detection assay and the Atlas Salmonella detection assay, which received AOAC Performance TestedSM certification. ...
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US-based food firm Zachary Confections is voluntarily recalling Zachary Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs as they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product associated with the recall is 5 oz Zachary Chocolate Covered Marshmallow ...
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Clic International of Quebec is voluntarily recalling its own brand Sesame Paste Tahina in Canada due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product subject to the recall ...
US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced SureTect PCR system that offers test efficiencies for food safety laboratories involved in the testing of common bacterial pathogens. With the new system, the food safety laboratories can ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced that a new assay for detecting foodborne Salmonella with the DuPont BAX system Institute.has been certified as Performance Tested method by the AOAC Research This assay uses powerful polymerase ...
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have uncovered how the food-borne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni can change its behaviour according to the need for food or for finding a location suitable ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is recalling its own-brand Lemon Thyme as it may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product subject to recall is Sainsbury's Lemon Thyme, 15g, ...
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The U.S.Food and Drug Administration today proposed food-safety rules to help prevent contamination.One will target produce and the second would raise standards for food processors. One in six Americans suffer from a foodborne illness ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has shuttered Sunland Inc.'s New Mexico plant after peanut butter made by the company was linked to an outbreak of Salmonella that sickened 41 people in 20 states. The FDA suspended Sunland's food ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration has reinstated the food facility registration of Sunland, the peanut products manufacturer linked to an outbreak of salmonella last year. The FDA had suspended the operations of Sunland, the New Mexico ...
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