US-based Ancera has raised $8.9m in Series A funding to develop technology that assists food producers to identity contaminants quickly. The funding round is led by existing investor Glass Capital, with participation from Packers ...
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A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
A new hand-held scanner which determines whether meat is safe to eat or not, is now being sold in Australia. The ‘FOODsniffer’ is a small scanner which can be placed near raw chicken, beef, pork or fish to pick up ammonia, ...
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Michael Foods is re-launching its Papetti's pasteurized shell egg products in the foodservice marketplace. Effective May 1, 2016, foodservice distributors and operators will be able to purchase these products for their businesses and ...
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Corbion Purac is expanding its clean label ingredients line Verdad Avanta with the addition of Verdad Avanta C100, a powder formulation that claims to provide 90-120 days of Listeria control as well as extend shelf life for natural uncured ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its recall of chia seed powder, which it issued in November, to include more products due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The latest update from CFIA states that Everspring ...
Tags: Agriculture, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, chia seed powder
Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test to definitively detect E. coli O157:H7 DNA. Neogen's newly approved ANSR for E. coli O157:H7 detects the bacteria after only 10 minutes of ...
Tags: Neogen, ANSR, E.Coli O157:H7
Blue Buffalo Company is voluntarily recalling one production lot of Cub Size Wilderness Wild Chews Bones. This is being done in an abundance of caution, as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can ...
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The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
An investigation of the outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections across multiple states in US has caused recall of imported cucumbers. According to the figures of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Salmonella Poona ...
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Valeo Foods has recalled Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The recalled product is Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers 'free from' Gluten with ...
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled uncooked stuffed chicken products of No Name and Barber Foods brands from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination. Driven by a recall in another country, the recall ...
Researchers have showcased their solutions for easier detection of salmonella in food, as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's first Food Safety Challenge. The winning solution will get cash reward of $400,000. The Purdue ...
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Tandem Trading Pty Ltd has been sourcing and importing FROZEN ORGANIC BERRIES from a reliable fully certified grower/packer located in Shandong province, China, for over ten years. It is because of the thorough microbiological testing of ...
Tags: agricultural food, FROZEN ORGANIC BERRIES, frozen food, fruits