Featured Bacterial Detection Articles

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. What Does The Future Hold For Therapeutic Foods? 5/20/2014

    Therapeutic foods could one day provide health benefits that would otherwise come from pills or vaccines. However, manufacturers of these foods have a long way to go toward overcoming public concerns and regulatory complexities

  7. Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Prompts FSIS Class I Recall 5/20/2014

    Michigan-based meat producer has voluntarily recalled almost two million pounds of ground beef after 11 people in four states have become ill.

  8. The Importance Of Magnet Maintenance In Food Safety 5/19/2014

    The presence of metal fragments in processed food products doesn’t receive the same widespread media attention as pathogenic or bacterial contaminated food. However, the presence of foreign materials is one of the most frequently identified incidences of adulteration in food

  9. Food Safety Initiatives Are Pushing Hard For Food Testing Lab Accreditation 5/16/2014

    The number of food processing plants closing their in-house food plant labs and outsourcing to corporate or independent food contract labs is on the rise

  10. ConAgra Facility Tests Positive For Listeria, Receives FDA Warning Letter 5/15/2014

    ConAgra’s Affton, MO sunflower seed processing facility is issued an FDA warning letter citing numerous instances of insanitary practices