Filtration+Separation, in association with Koch Membrane Systems, is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 16th May (10.00 EST, 15.00 BST, 16.00 CET) on the global wastewater reuse market and will introduce a new wastewater treatment solution ...
Posted by Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/16/2013 3:38:26 PM Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to kill deadly pathogenic bacteria, including listeria, in food ...
Tags: Packaging, Packaging Industry
Mobidiag, Genewave and Amplidiag have signed a definitive agreement to combine the three companies to set up a new company, which will offer integrated, high-multiplex diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Headquartered in Helsinki, ...
Tags: Mobidiag, Genewave, Infectious Diseases
Conventional polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in laminated safety glass blocks out almost all ultraviolet (UV) radiation up to a wavelength of about 400 nanometres (nm). In other words, the penetration of UV-A light is almost entirely prevented by ...
Viili (Finnish viili, Swedish fil) is a type of yogurt (a mesophilic fermented milk) that originated in the Nordic countries. It has a ropey, gelatinous consistency and a pleasantly mild taste resulting from lactic acid. This cultured milk ...
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World demand for water disinfection products is projected to increase 5.5 percent per year to $7.7 billion in 2016. Significant changes are occurring around the world for a number of reasons. There is continued concern about disinfection ...
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 ...
Tags: surgical gowns, staff apparel, clothing
Seafood company in the US Bumble Bee Foods is set to recall specific codes of 5oz Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products over faulty packaging. According to the company, the recall has been issued as the cans have loose seals ...
Tags: Bumble Bee, Tuna Products, Faulty Packaging
US-based food firm Bumble Bee Foods is voluntarily recalling certain codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products as they do not meet the company's standards for seal tightness. The products subject to the recall ...
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 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 ...
Tags: food pathogen detection technology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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 ...
Ultrafiltration has become an increasingly important membrane separation technology in recent years. Anthony Bennett describes the fundamentals of ultrafiltration and highlights some current trends, as well as recent innovations in the ...
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Honey laundering trails all lead to China Drones begin descent on US agriculture Forensic marker dogs on trail of metal thieves Honey bees are a massive global business, responsible for a third of the world’s food production. Honey ...
Tags: Pesticides, Honey Bee Losses, Food
Scientists at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, have developed a new method to make package Left to right: Dr Hugh Potts, Ian Muirhead and Dr Declan Diver d food safer for consumers and more long-lived on the shelf by ...