Opinion

By Robert E. Brackett

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), together with the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA); FMI – The Food Industry Association (FMI); Produce Marketing Association (PMA); and National Fisheries Institute (NFI) recently hosted a Food Safety Forum aimed at critically looking at the current regulatory policies
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In a new study, Cornell food scientists have created a national atlas for Listeria monocytogenes. They hope the new genomic and geological mapping tool will make it easier to track down Listeria in food recalls and other investigations.

The study, “Nationwide genomic atlas of soil-dwelling Listeria reveals effects of
Continue Reading Cornell food scientists create national atlas for deadly listeria

In a  recent presentation, Martin Wiedmann of Cornell University discussed the positives and negatives of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data sharing, saying that easy access to such data can sometimes lead companies and individuals to the wrong conclusions about the source of a foodborne outbreak.

Weidmann’s presentation was part of
Continue Reading Center for Produce Safety webinar focuses on pathogen detection

Cornell researchers have found five previously unknown and novel kinds of Listeria, according to a new study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. The food scientists made the discovery while examining the prevalence of Listeria in agricultural soil throughout the U.S.

Researchers said that identifying these
Continue Reading Cornell researchers discover five novel species to Listeria genus