US-based 3M Food Safety has announced that its Listeria detection system, 3M Tecra Listeria Visual Immunoassay (VIA), has received validation from the AOAC Research Institute's Performance Tested Methods Program (AOAC-PTM). 3M noted that ...
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Food Source,LP,an establishment based in Texas,US,is recalling approximately 11,400 pounds of frozen chicken enchilada products as they may contain foreign materials,fragments of plastic,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
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ICF International (ICFI), a technology service provider, has received a $5m re-compete contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide assistance to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Regional ...
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Pinnacle Foods is recalling approximately 90,975 pounds of bourbon barbecue sausage products in the US as they may have been underprocessed,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service(FSIS). The ...
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Reichel Foods, an establishment based in Rochester, Minnesota, is recalling 15,880 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
American International Group (AIG) said that the US Department of the Treasury has set an offer price of 30.50 per share for its 163,934,426 shares. The recent move to offload the AIG's share is a step ahead to free the money, it invested ...
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US Department of Agriculture(USDA)has announced that it will begin periodic testing of organic food in 2013,in order to ensure that producers are not using banned pesticides,genetically modified organisms and other substances. ...
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GE Lighting has signed a contract for an undisclosed figure for the acquisition of LED manufacturer Albeo Technologies. Colorado-based Albeo Technologies specialises in LED solutions for industrial and commercial facilities. The ...
Higa Meat & Pork Market, a Hawaiian firm, has recalled 4,100 pounds of ground beef products in the US over E. coli contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products ...
Alexis Wholesale,an establishment based in Gardena,California,is recalling 6,210 pounds of chorizo sausage as it contains monosodium glutamate(MSG)which is not mentioned on the labeling,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
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The US Department of Transportation has launched a road test of connected vehicle crash avoidance technology equipped on nearly 3,000 vehicles which include cars, trucks and buses as part of year-long safety pilot project. Under the test, ...
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The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) is planning to equip vehicles with connected-vehicle technologies, which will facilitate the vehicles to send and receive wireless messages preventing crashes. Under the ...
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German chemical company BASF has opened a new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio, US, that will manufacture nickel-metal-cobalt cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. BASF ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has extended an agreement with UQM Technologies for further two years to speed up the deployment of the electric vehicles (EVs). The agreement has ...
Cargill Beef,a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions,is recalling 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety ...
Tags: FSIS, beef, Salmonella, Enteritidis