Alexandrina Cheese has recalled four feta cheeses due to E.coli contamination, according to the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ). The products subject to recall include Fleurieu Feta Vacuum Pack, Marinated Feta - Mustard ...
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Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
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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Shaw River Buffalo Cheese, an Australian firm, has recalled Shaw River Buffalo Yoghurt as it may be contaminated with microbial E. coli. The products subject to the recall include 500g and 1.2kg Shaw River Buffalo Yoghurt with Best before ...
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Starting Out Right From the time we start preparing a room for a new baby, we are making choices about the child's environment. Many people get ready for a new child by painting, papering, and carpeting a baby's room with conventional ...
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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US-based Life Technologies, in partnership with Instituto de Medicina Genómica (IMEGEN), Spain, has developed the RapidFinder Equine ID Kit, which detects the presence of equine DNA extracted in meat samples. The kit can be used in ...
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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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Hygiena International Ltd has further developed their highly successful ATP bioluminescence system to specifically measure bacterial contamination, giving results within a working day or shift. The development involves their low cost but ...
California-based San Jose Valley Veal is recalling approximately 1,260 pounds of veal trimmings as they may be contaminated with E. Coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). ...
Lab M has launched Captivate O104, an important new addition to its established range of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) products. Captivate O104 is designed to meet the increasing need to rapidly test fresh sprouted seeds for the presence ...
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A new market report titled "Antimicrobial Coatings Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," by Transparency Market Research observes that the antimicrobial coatings demand ...
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Glenn’s Market and Catering, an establishment based in Watertown, Wisconsin, is recalling 2,532 pounds of raw ground beef products as they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) has announced that the cases of E. coli illness reported in the Maritimes and Ontario may be linked to shredded lettuce distributed by FreshPoint. The lettuce was distributed primarily to some ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial authorities to determine the source of a foodborne illness outbreak in the country. A total of 16 people ...
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