Pickled cabbage contaminated with E.coli has led to a massive food poisoning outbreak in Japan,resulting in seven deaths and 100 cases of illness in the country. The pickled cabbage was produced by Iwai Shokuhin-a company based in ...
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UK-based multi-material packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has partnered with Addmaster to develop a range of trays and films with built-in antimicrobial technology to lessen bacterial growth on the outer packaging of fresh meat. ...
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Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, have devised methods to detect and discriminate more harmful forms of Salmonella bacteria, a development which may help prevent food poisoning outbreaks. According to researchers, ...
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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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China's food administration has issued a warning over the consumption of wild mushrooms,after several food poisoning cases involving wild mushrooms were reported since July. The State Food and Drug Administration noted that restaurants ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is reminding people to take extra care with their food as temperatures rise,as parts of the UK are experiencing some warmer weather. FSA noted that cases of food poisoning soar during the summer months,as ...
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About three-quarters of people in the UK are willing to take food safety risks while eating out,which puts them at increased risk of food poisoning,especially during the upcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,according to a new ...
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For the past few years, U.S food industry suffered countless violations in food security that resulted to recalls and food alerts. Food breaches didn't only hurt the Consumers but it had given great impact on manufacturers and retail market ...
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