Featured Bacterial Detection Articles

  1. Foster Farms Recalls More Than A Million Pounds Of Chicken 7/7/2014

    On July 3 Foster Farms issued a voluntary recall for raw chicken parts produced in March. The company has been under fire since March of 2013 for not issuing any recalls of contaminated products.

  2. Chemicals Are Vital To Food Safety 7/2/2014

    Though chemicals are often portrayed as the villain, they play a crucial role around the world in food safety.

  3. Researchers Discover A Chink In Salmonella's Armor 7/1/2014

    In a study that may very well be one of the most significant in the fight against Salmonella, researchers have identified one thing it needs most

  4. Bacteria-Free Packaging Lands A Haymaker Against Food-Borne Illnesses 6/26/2014

    A breakthrough in anti-biofilm research could provide a solution to bacterial build-up on produce and food packaging surfaces, lowering the amount of bacterial illnesses, extending shelf-life, and reducing post-harvest waste.

  5. Superbug Outbreak Inspires A House Bill 6/25/2014

    More than 600 cases of Salmonella-related illnesses are linked to Foster Farms over the last eight months. With such staggering numbers of illness, two members of Congress have introduced legislation requiring food recalls to be issued in such conditions.

  6. Cornell University: The Big Cheese In Dairy Food Safety Outreach 6/17/2014

    The Ivy League research university’s Food Science Dairy Extension Program is helping dairy producers give consumers safe, high-quality products.

  7. The Salmonella Outbreak That Keeps On Giving 5/30/2014

    More than a year after the first cluster of cases was discovered and traced back to Foster Farms chicken products, the CDC confirms the number of associated cases continues to rise.

  8. Previously Unreported Foodborne Illnesses Come To Light Through Social Media 5/27/2014

    A chance discovery leads to a comprehensive study and subsequent software program designed to scan social media posts for keywords associated with foodborne illnesses.

  9. How Can New Food Processing Technologies And Methods Improve Food Security? 5/23/2014

    Creating more efficient food-processing systems that reduce food waste and make better use of material inputs could be an answer to the question of global food security.

  10. 37 Salmonella Cases In 18 States Are From An Unexpected Source 5/22/2014

    PetSmart has been the unwitting catalyst in a widespread Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak