A treatment to infuse hardened metal surfaces with naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides has been developed by researchers at Purdue University.
In other words, the Purdue research team’s technology can create hard metal surfaces that kill
Continue Reading New technology creates hard metal surfaces that kill bacteria
No matter how much individuals think they know about COVID-19 and food safety, experts agree on one point. No one knows enough.
More than a dozen scientists, government officials and corporate representatives joined forces yesterday
Continue Reading When you know how much you don’t know you can begin to look at COVID-19
In yesterday’s International Association for Food Protections’ Global Summit, experts in food safety from corporate and academic sectors discussed mitigation efforts that are being used to protect food workers from COVID-19 risks.
Speakers for the
Continue Reading IAFP speakers tackle COVID’s impact on food workers and how to keep them safe
Food outlets in the most deprived areas are less likely to meet hygiene standards than those in the least deprived regions of England and Wales, according to a study.
Takeaways, sandwich shops and convenience retailers
Continue Reading Outlets in poor areas less likely to meet food hygiene standards
A study on the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat in Scotland has highlighted venison as potentially high risk.
Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected in 48 of 149 venison samples over two sampling periods.
Continue Reading Study suggests higher risk of Toxoplasma infection from venison
Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages.
Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can measure methanol levels. When placed
Continue Reading Researchers develop device to measure methanol in alcohol
One in every five air samples in almond orchards adjacent to a poultry operation tested positive for E. coli during a two-year study published recently.
“Microorganisms Move a Short Distance into an Almond Orchard from
Continue Reading New study shows link between animal operation and orchard contamination
One of the year’s largest food safety conferences is now planned to be a virtual event, according to an announcement from the organizers of the Food Safety Summit.
The event, annually set in the first
Continue Reading COVID-19 pushes conference off the in-person stage into virtual realm
Scientists in Austria have investigated where biofilms hide and what bacteria can be found in them.
Biofilms are proven sources of contamination in the food industry. They can cause additional costs in production and can
Continue Reading Researchers identify biofilm hotspots, document danger zones
A Michigan State University researcher has received a $9.8-million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) for a project that will work to reduce the
Continue Reading Michigan school gets almost $10 million for low-moisture food pathogen research
A COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit, organized by the International Association for Food Protection and sponsored by Marler Clark LLP PS, is a two-hour virtual international event set for July 29.
The summit
Continue Reading Online international food safety summit set late this month
