Two agencies in the Netherlands have looked at the prevalence of selected pathogens in chickens for meat production.
The study reaffirmed Campylobacter, Salmonella and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria on broiler farms can be transmitted to
Continue Reading Dutch study assesses pathogens in broilers
The International Association for Food Protection 2020, A Virtual Annual Meeting will feature a “U.S. Regulatory Update on Food Safety,” from Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response and Mindy Brashears, Deputy
Continue Reading U.S. regulatory update on food safety to be featured in IAFP virtual meeting
A Drexel University research team is developing a cold plasma wash water treatment that could kill harmful pathogens and be used with delicate fresh produce with no adverse quality effects, low cost operations and no
Continue Reading Potentially groundbreaking plasma disinfection research ongoing
E. coli and Campylobacter can persist on dairy farms for months and contaminate unpasteurized, bulk tank milk despite some hygiene measures, according to a thesis.
Anniina Jaakkonen’s work investigated the frequency and contributing factors of
Continue Reading Research looks at E. coli and Campylobacter on farms and in raw milk
In the B2B market, Bannockburn, IL-based Stericycle’s hand-holding of regulated businesses puts it in a unique position for monitoring almost all recall activity.
And as a result, Stericycle is also well-equipped to offer some insight
Continue Reading Food recalls during the COVID Quarter came with ‘glaring food safety headlines’
On Sep. 8 at 2 p.m. EDT, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), United Fresh, and Western Growers (WGA) are revisiting selected research presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium. The webinar
Continue Reading Webinar review of the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research
Scientists at a university in Scotland have developed a technique which could help to identify the source of food poisoning in a better way than current methods.
The technique relies on a new machine learning
Continue Reading Researchers use machine learning to tackle food poisoning
Public Health England researchers have looked at the microbiological quality of raw drinking milk and unpasteurized dairy products over a six-year period.
Findings highlight the public health risk associated with these items and provide further
Continue Reading Researchers assess raw milk quality in England
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is continuing to expand “Evidence Hub” an online resource that helps clinicians, researchers, journalists and others quickly find vetted sources of information on COVID-19.
Continue Reading CSPI expands online resource for fact-checked COVID-19 information
Because of dangers associated with the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection is being converted to a virtual event.
Organizers specifically said they based their decision on the
Continue Reading International Association for Food Protection cancels live event; goes virtual
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
