A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
US President Barack Obama has proposed the establishment of a single food safety agency that will consolidate the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Inspection Service, and other related agencies. Proposed ...
Tags: Food Safety, FDA
The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory (SDCL) has chosen the Fluidigm BioMark HD System as a cornerstone technology for its laboratory in Regina, Canada. Operated by the province's Ministry of Health, the SDCL offers a variety of ...
UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, is offering two-day training classes on British Retail Consortium (BRC) IoP for Packaging. Classes will be held at UL University facilities in ...
Tags: Food Packaging Standard, Training, Packaging
American retailer Kroger has decided that it will no longer sell sprouts due to its potential food safety risk and to protect the consumers from food-borne illnesses. The supply of sprouts into distribution centers and stores will be ...
Tags: sprouts, safety risk, food-borne illnesses
US-based Micro Imaging Technology(MIT)is set to unveil the first commercial unit of its Rapid Microbial Identification System,the MIT 1000,which is capable of detecting pathogenic bacteria in food. The MIT 1000 is a ...
Tags: MIT, Microbial Identification System, pathogenic bacteria, IAFP
Scientific testing by an independent laboratory has proven that a specialized laundering process, offered by UniFirst Corporation and used to disinfect and protect food industry garments, destroys pathogens known to cause nearly 90 million ...
Tags: garment, food industry garments, uniforms