US retailer Supervalu Inc has recalled ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with E. Coli. The beef products were imported to the US from Canada by XL Foods and distributed to Supervalu-owned ...
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LED-based sequencer to track Salmonella and E.coli 18 Sep 2012 US Food&Drug Administration agrees$17??million contract for sequencing systems to track future outbreaks of potentially harmful pathogens. Illumina,the San Diego company ...
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Russia is imposing a ban on food imports from several companies in China,Spain,and Australia beginning 9 September 2012,over contamination concerns. Rosselkhoznadzor,Russia's federal veterinary and phytosanitary oversight service,noted ...
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An outbreak of e.coli in Japan,reportedly linked to pickled cabbage,has killed seven people and sickened more than 100 others. The epidemic,which has hit the prefecture of Hokkaido,has resulted in the deaths of six elderly nursing home ...
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Tanimura&Antle,a produce supplier based in California,US,is voluntarily recalling romaine lettuce that was distributed to 19 states in the US as well as Puerto Rico and Canada over fears of possible E.coli contamination. The recall ...
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Dale T Smith and Sons Meat Packing,a meat processing firm based in Utah,US,is recalling 38,200lbs of beef products due to possible contamination with E coli O157:H7,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection ...
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US-based Life Technologies has developed a new molecular test for the detection of multiple strains of E.coli in ground beef. According to the company,the new test simultaneously detects E.coli O157:H7 and six non-O157 E.coli ...
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A major regional council in New South Wales, Australia has introduced a supernatant recycling system into the filtration plant in the town water supply, helping to conserve potable water and providing substantial water savings over the long ...
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Forget a “power saving” appliance, how would you like to own a piece of “electronics” that doesn’t require any power whatsoever. That’s the goal from a team of UC San Diego scientists who this week ...
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Scientists at UC San Diego have made a breakthrough on making millions of flourescent E. coli bacteria flash all at once, creating a sort of living LED screen. Jeff Hasty, a professor of biology and bioengineering led the research team in ...
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