Featured Bacterial Detection Articles

  1. Mars And IBM Tackle Foodborne Pathogens Through DNA Analyses 2/6/2015

    This collaborative effort is aimed at utilizing genomics to better understand what makes foodborne pathogens tick and then share this knowledge to make the food supply chain safer.

  2. The Salmonella Outbreak No One Knew About 1/23/2015

    State and local public health officials have a responsibility to inform the public. In this particular incident… it didn’t happen.

  3. Hand Washing: An Essential Part Of Any Food Facility's HACCP Program 1/20/2015

    In the second of week of the HACCP challenge, Amanda Evans takes us back to the basics of any food-safety, HACCP plan — hand washing.

  4. FDA Is Called Upon To Improve Food-Facility Inspection Processes 1/16/2015

    Though the Food Safety Modernization Act addresses pest-management programs, sanitary food processing, and microbiological testing, its inspection schedules and consequences for noncompliance leave much to be desired.

  5. The Listeria Outbreak That Goes On And On And On… 1/12/2015

    It started with caramel apples and one distributor. Now, this recall has been expanded to include all Granny Smith and Gala apples distributed by one California processor.

  6. Food-Safety Advocate Makes National Law Journal's Top 50 Litigation Trailblazers And Pioneers 1/12/2015

    Now, more than ever before, is the time to embrace a culture of food safety and Bill Marler may be the driving force behind it.

  7. How To Create A Thriving Food-Safety Culture 1/5/2015

    Time and time again, negative press will pounce on the facility that falls short on food safety; one hotel gets noticed for doing things right.

  8. Top 10 Food-Safety Inspection Issues (Part Two Of Two) 1/5/2015

    Part One of this series explored the top five inspection failures food makers fall victim to during inspections. These next five food-safety inspection issues, though not formally regulated, most often result in FDA warning letters or non-compliance disciplinary action and/or facility closure.

  9. Top 10 Food-Safety Inspection Issues (Part One Of Two) 12/30/2014

    The top 5 inspection failures are also the ones that are important to implementing and maintaining a safe food supply

  10. Cold Plasma Technology Will Benefit The Food-Processing Industry 12/26/2014

    This new technology may prove to be the most-effective means of microbial intervention in food while also being a money and time-saving phenomenon.