Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study.
In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished chocolate product from
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Lab Testing: Hunting for Pathogens on Poultry
The mishandling or undercooking of raw chicken meat associated with the recent Foster Farms Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly 340 people across 20 states and Puerto Rico since March and has caused concern among consumers,
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Food Testing: Accreditation a Growing Trend Among Food Labs
Back in the 1980s, the pharmaceutical industry grappled with the prospect of requiring testing laboratories to receive accreditation, a certification of credibility according to a qualifying body. Some labs were following international standards, while others
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Food Labs Integral to Changing World of Food Safety
The work of its laboratories has long been ubiquitous in the world of food safety. Public or private, their work is usually in the background, unseen but almost always unchallenged. Those days, however, may be
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