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EU project uses phages to tackle Campylobacter in poultry

By News Desk on November 9, 2020

A European project has developed a way to help with the biocontrol of Campylobacter and reduce its prevalence in the poultry sector.

Work focuses on the development of a bacteriophage-based solution to be used as…
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Bacteriophages: An Old Antibiotic Alternative Becomes New Again

By Lydia Zuraw on January 4, 2016

Bacteriophage_406x250The increasing global attention to the threat of antibiotic resistance has spurred research and development of antimicrobial alternatives. Once such alternative is bacteriophages. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. There are thousands of…
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UK's FSA Publishes 2014 Food Safety Priorities

By Lydia Zuraw on December 26, 2013

Last week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the U.K. published its Forward Evidence Plan for 2014, outlining priorities for the coming year. The plan is meant to draw the attention of potential research…
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New Spray Product Takes Aim at Salmonella on Poultry

By Cookson Beecher on March 20, 2013

“A sneaky germ.” That’s how the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes Salmonella. The agency follows that uncomplimentary description with a warning that Salmonella can contaminate more than just poultry and eggs.
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STEC Derived HUS: Infection or Toxemia?

By Dr. M. Mike Mychajlonka on July 31, 2012

For some time now, the worldwide food supply has been under attack by a bacterium we know well as a generally non-trouble-making resident of the human colon (Escherichia coli), which has lately been possessed of…
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Food Processing Trends Underscore Need for Additional Safety

By Dr. Steven Hagens on July 20, 2012

The current trend of minimization in food formulation and processing – such as the reduction of salt levels in products like meat and cheese and milder processing techniques designed to preserve fresh characteristics of products…
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Food Pathogen Interventions: Phasing in Phages

By Gretchen Goetz on May 9, 2011

Editor’s Note: This article is the continuation of a series on emerging techniques introduced at the Foodborne Pathogen Interventions Symposium in Seattle on April 27. The event was hosted by the Seafood Product Association. Today’s…

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Company Develops Natural Way to Fight E. coli

By Cookson Beecher on March 22, 2011
In the ongoing battle to keep the potentially deadly E. coli O157:H7 pathogen out of hamburger, a range of “killer strategies” has been proposed, among them: zap the meat with irradiation, test the hell out

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Bacteriophages Eyed as Antibiotic Alternatives

By Cookson Beecher on November 16, 2010

In the battle against antibiotic resistance in animal agriculture, researchers from Washington and New York states are hoping to help pave the way for U.S. approval of a promising biological therapy that has the potential…
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Phages: A New Means of Food Safety?

By Zach Mallove on May 21, 2010

The process of making food safe is never-ending, and as a result, food safety experts, microbiologists, and industry insiders are constantly searching for new ways to improve the food safety system in the United States.…

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