Military uniforms of the future may offer a new layer of critical protection to wearers thanks to research by teams at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and several other institutions who are developing a nanotube-based fabric that ...
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Hain Celestial, a US-based natural and organic products company, has launched its brand - The Greek Gods greek-style yogurt - in the UK. The Greek Gods greek-style yogurt is available in four flavors - honey; honey and vanilla; honey ...
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Idaho Technology, a provider of instruments for pathogen identification and DNA analysis, has initiated clinical trial of its FilmArray blood culture identification (BCID) panel. The FilmArray BCID panel, which will run on the company's ...
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S&P of California is recalling 1800 jars of its Su-nun Crush Roasted Thai Red Pepper due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall was initiated after a routine sampling by ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted de novo petition to market Nanosphere's gram-positive blood culture nucleic acid test (BC-GP) on the automated sample-to-result Verigene system. Single automated BC-GP test detects ...
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DJO Global's Surgical business unit has signed a license agreement with the University of Utah to develop a percutaneous osseointegrated prosthesis (POP) to aid above the knee amputees. POP, which includes an implant in the femur, ...
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Food scientists at Cornell University, US, have identified predominant spore-forming bacteria in milk and their unique enzyme activity, a finding that could help to extend the shelf-life of dairy products and improve their quality. The ...
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The FSA in Scotland has published a report identifying key knowledge gaps and recommending areas for future research on enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). The recommendations are a result of an international workshop held in ...
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Euphoria Fancy Foods, a firm based in New York, US, is recalling dried bream fish imported from Russia as the fish was processed in a way that puts consumers at risk of botulism. Botulism is an illness caused by Clostridium botulinum ...
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Neogen has announced that the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a letter of no objection for the use of Neogen's NeoSEEK pathogen DNA detection method to detect Shiga toxin-producing strains ...
Researchers from Japan and the USA have reported the first fabrication on hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) aluminium nitride (AlN) substrates of aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit at the ...
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Sobeys Quebec is voluntarily recalling its store-made tropical fruit salad as it may be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup bacteria, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The company said that the product being ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a health alert, asking the public not to consume the Sliced White Mushrooms produced by Highline Mushrooms as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products ...
Researchers at the University of Illinois, US, has a developed new method that uses bacteria to produce 2-fucosyllactose (2FL), a sugar found abundantly in human milk. This development could lead future research on the possibility of its ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for a research study on the likelihood of the milk becoming contaminated during a Q fever outbreak in UK livestock. The study will also evaluate the associated risks to humans from consumption of ...
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