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Ancera Raises $8.9m for Technology to Detect Food Contaminants
Jul 5, 2016US-based Ancera has raised $8.9m in Series A funding to develop technology that assists food producers to identity contaminants quickly. The funding round is led by existing investor Glass Capital, with participation from Packers ...
Tags: Food Contaminants, Ancera
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Same-Day Test for Campylobacter
Nov 11, 2015Campylobacter is a pathogenic bacteria and one of the most common causes of food poisoning in Australia. Symptoms include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and fever that lasts up to two weeks. It is most commonly associated with contaminated ...
Tags: Campylobacter, food poisoning, dairy
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ConAgra Foods Recalls David Trail Mix Sweet & Salty Flavor Due to Undeclared Ingredient
Oct 27, 2015Nebraska-based food company Con Agra Foods has recalled David Trail Mix Sweet & Salty flavor due to presence of undeclared ingredient – milk protein. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ingredient was not ...
Tags: ConAgra Foods, Salty flavor
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British Safety Council Introduces New Food Safety Qualifications for Food Industry
Oct 15, 2015British Safety Council has introduced new food safety qualifications for food manufacturers, caterers and retailers to ensure that they maintain food standards. The new regulated food safety qualifications are brought into effect to ...
Tags: food safety, catering businesses
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Possible Salmonella Contamination Forces Recall of Wafer Products in UK
Aug 27, 2015Valeo Foods has recalled Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The recalled product is Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers 'free from' Gluten with ...
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Homemade Recalls Pickle and Sauce Products as They Might Fail to Meet Safe Guidelines
Jul 21, 2015Homemade is recalling pickle and sauce products as they might have failed to meet safe processing guidelines, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The recall has been initiated after a bottle of Homemade Bread and Butter ...
Tags: homemade products, food safety, pickle, sauce
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Murry's Is Recalling Close to 20,232 Pounds of Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Nugget Product
Jul 20, 2015Murry’s is recalling close to 20,232 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken nugget product as it may have been contaminated with Staphylococcal enterotoxin, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and ...
Tags: agricultural products, annimal husbandry, chicken nugget product
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Different Rules and Regulations in food between Australian and American
Jul 7, 2015I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
Tags: food opinion, food culture
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Over 73% of Chickens Tested Positive for Food Poisoning Bug Campylobacter in The UK
Jun 1, 2015More than 73% of chickens tested positive for the presence of food poisoning bug campylobacter in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency. As part of the year-long study, over 4,000 samples of fresh whole chilled chickens from ...
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Researchers Are Developing a New Sensor That Detect Spore-Forming Bacteria in Milk
Mar 19, 2015Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute (TNI) and Teagasc in Ireland are developing a new sensor that could rapidly detect spore-forming bacteria in milk. Capable of surviving pasteurisation, the harmful bacteria causes food ...
Tags: Bio-Sensor, Harmful Milk Bacteria, sensor
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Hot Chip Vending Machines
Feb 3, 2015Have you ever had the sadness facing a disappointing slice of toast when you were starving at the midnight? Have you ever excepted a miracle of a hot chip vending machine that deep fries frozen chips when you get hungry? A Perth-based ...
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Debate Around Raw Milk Continues Mountain View Farm Recalled Organic Bath Milk Product
Dec 16, 2014The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
Tags: milk recall, Food Science, Agriculture
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70 Per Cent of Chicken Sold in UK Supermarkets Were Infected with The Bacteria
Dec 9, 2014The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the cumulative results from the first two quarters of its year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens, which showed that 70 per cent of chicken sold in UK supermarkets were ...
Tags: Chicken, Campylobacter Bacteria
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Need a Recipe for The Perfect Thanksgiving Meal?
Nov 26, 2014Need a recipe for the perfect Thanksgiving meal? Start your holiday meal off right with an ounce of fire prevention and add a pound of food safety. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), ...
Tags: Thanksgiving meal, recipe, Agriculture
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Fino Olive Oil Voluntarily Recalling Six Varieties of Its Infused Olive Oil
Sep 22, 2014Fino Olive Oil is voluntarily recalling six varieties of its infused olive oil, as a precautionary measure to prevent botulism. The recalled varieties include Basil Olive Oil, Garlic Olive Oil, Chilli Olive Oil, Lemon Olive Oil, Orange ...
Tags: Fino Olive Oil, Recall, Food
