Salmonella contamination of shell eggs and subsequent recalls in 2010 resulted in economic losses to the egg industry and increased consumer concerns about the safety of eggs. In addition, HACCP regulations for egg processing are probable ...
Tags: Salmonella contamination, Egg, food safety, eggshell
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it has launched antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imported calcium hypochlorite from China. Calcium hypochlorite is an ingredient in bleaching powder, ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed norovirus as the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant in Garden City, KS. Norovirus was detected by ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
A new study finds nearly one in four healthcare workers' hands were contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after routine care of patients infected with the bacteria. The study was published in the January issue of Infection Control ...
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) in the UK has identified the presence of livestock-associated Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in poultry on a farm in East Anglia, England. The agency ...
Tags: East Anglia Farm, Infectious Bacteria, UK
GEA Westfalia Separator Group's system for treating ballast water gets US Coast Guard approval. The BallastMaster ultraV developed by GEA Westfalia Separator Group for treating ballast water has been awarded the "Alternate Management ...
On the CTIA pavilion (hall 15, booth E04) at the Medica tradefair in Dusseldorf, Germany (20-23 November), ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA is introducing a new ...
Tags: Mobile Devices, UV LED-Based
Ultraviolet (UV) light usually are light waves with 100 to 280 nanometer (nm) wavelengths, according to a report by Chinese-language newspaper Science and Technology Daily. These lights are mostly used to kill germs, medically, and in ...
Using SETi’s UV LEDs, the disinfection cases are the world’s first fully portable disinfection units and are designed to be carried with the mobile device as a protective case as well as a disinfection system. These units can ...
Palmetto Health unveiled its newest tool in its patient safety arsenal, Xenex’s germ-eliminating robots. The new portable room disinfection system uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than ...
Tags: Palmetto Health, Safety Arsenal
Xylem chooses WEFTEC to launch WEDECO LBXe 850 and 1500 Xylem Inc. the global water technology company, has further extended its capacity range of closed-vessel, ultraviolet (UV) disinfection solutions for wastewater, industrial and water ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, UV System, Wastewater Disinfection
Disinfection is a business where Grundfos has been present for years. As an element in strengthening this position, ISIA and Grundfos has been partners for some time - and now this ends up with Grundfos acquiring ISIA. ISIA will ...
Tags: Grundfos, Water Disinfection
Xylem Inc has won a S$8.2 million (US$6.5 million) equipment and service contract with the Singapore Land Transport Authority for the island's Downtown Line Mass Rapid Transit project. The US water technology company will supply a range of ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Pumps
Xylem Inc. has won a contract to develop and install a secondary wastewater treatment solution that will eliminate effluent odor problems and significantly improve the quality of wastewater in the town of Tolu on the Colombian Caribbean ...
Tags: Xylem, Effluent Odor
Water is the most important raw material in the manufacture of drugs, vaccines and cosmetics. The new Loopo pharma water distribution system, developed by BWT Pharma & Biotech, provides the highest standard of hygiene safety in the ...