Bacterial Detection White Papers & Articles

1. Preventing Product Recalls By Timely Adoption Of Technology 3/22/2023

   Product recalls can damage a company's reputation. Learn about the reasoning behind recalls, the impact of recalls, and what companies can do to minimize their exposure to such risks.

2. Understanding Direct Flow And Crossflow Microfiltration In Food And Beverage Industry Applications 3/24/2022

   Here we explain direct flow and crossflow filtration with special focus on microfiltration with direct flow filters and crossflow systems to supply a better understanding of solutions for food and beverage microfiltration applications.

3. Understand Hygienic Principles In Food Manufacturing 3/16/2022

   This guide provides you with the tools to evaluate the washdown capabilities of a given piece of production equipment.

4. Using Flowmeter Measurements To Improve Quality 6/11/2020

   Food plants make extensive lab-based quality measurements to ensure product quality. Learn how flowmeters can make some of these measurements in real time, saving time and money.

5. Overcoming The Challenge Of Tracking Sources Of Foodborne Illnesses 12/3/2019

   Romaine lettuce is a staple in many home and restaurant kitchens, but shoppers found the crispy green vegetable difficult to locate in late 2018. As an outbreak of E. coli-tainted romaine began to make headlines, it was pulled from store shelves and restaurant delivery trucks all over the country. By the time the source of contamination was traced back to a California farm, and sales could be restarted, more than 60 people had been infected and dozens had been hospitalized.

6. X-Ray: A Solid Investment To Improve Food Safety And Quality 4/8/2019

   This article provides insight into physical contaminant detection and explains why X-Ray technology is an excellent solution for eliminating physical contaminant concerns.

7. Agricultural Bioengineering And Food Manufacturing: Navigating The Regulatory Terrain 8/28/2018

   Advances in gene editing are disrupting agribusiness, but what are these advances? How are they regulated? And what’s to come for? In a regulatory landscape that is often overlapping and frequently subject to change, this article is designed to help navigate the complicated terrain.

8. What Can Be Done To Prevent Fraudulent Supply Chains? 4/5/2018

   Food fraud is a big topic at the moment and there are multiple challenges within any supply chain, especially these days where supply chains are global, have multiple players and where profits can be huge. In this column, I will detail some of the major obstacles in the organic food supply chain and show some practical applications which can reduce fraud within it.

9. Update Current Preventive Controls To Bolster Your Pest Control Programs 3/26/2018

   Spring has arrived, and while that means warmer days are ahead, it also means the return of the risk of pests to food manufacturing facilities. Rodents, birds, and insects are risks to food and can be sources of contamination by transmitting pathogenic bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, to your products.

10. The ABCs Of An Allergen Control Plan 3/6/2018

    One way or another, most of us are subject to the statutory and regulatory provisions of FSMA. While some of these provisions are merely codifications of good manufacturing practices (GMPs), others are new and different requirements. Here, I discuss allergen control plans, why you need one, and some of the things that should be included within one.