Featured Bacterial Detection Articles

  1. Spectrometry Illuminates New Method For Food Safety Testing 5/14/2014

    A recent innovation could be a great boon to the food industry by significantly improving the effectiveness and efficiency of bacteria detection in food products.

  2. Penn State Researchers Aim To Improve Meat Safety 5/12/2014

    To help eliminate microorganisms in meat and poultry, researchers have developed a method to incorporate antimicrobial agents into an edible film with encouraging results

  3. ConAgra Isn't Out Of The Woods 4/4/2014

    Seven years after the fact, ConAgra is still the subject of ongoing federal investigations and is currently in talks with the U.S. Attorney’s office.

  4. Listeria, Meet Your Match! 4/2/2014

    Bio illumination technology is currently in the testing phase, targeting Listeria now and poised to take on E. Coli and Salmonella.

  5. FDA Shuts Down Seafood Processor After Routine Inspection 3/31/2014

    Worries of Listeria contamination have led to the closing of Seattle’s Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse.

  6. CDC Releases Public Atlas On Salmonella Serotypes 3/27/2014

    DNA sequencing enables identification of more Salmonellosis subtypes and identification of new outbreaks more quickly

  7. Cargill Searches For Answers As Wholesalers Feel The Pinch Of Skyrocketing Shrimp Prices 3/26/2014

    In December 2009, wholesale shrimp cost just under eight dollars per pound.  Now, the price has more than doubled to nearly seventeen dollars per pound, largely in part to Early Mortality Syndrome

  8. Strawberry Compounds Could Provide A Sweet Solution For Processed Foods, But Come With GMO Concerns 3/17/2014

    Specific compounds responsible for sweetness in strawberries that have been identified by researchers at the University of Florida could act as a healthy sweetener in processed foods, but does breeding varieties for these compounds come at a price?

  9. Safeway And Kroger Say “No” To Genetically Modified Salmon 3/6/2014

    Retailers, consumers, and advocacy groups are anxiously waiting for the FDA’s decision on genetically modified salmon. Will it be approved for human consumption without the benefit of human trials?

  10. How Is JIFSAN Helping To Modernize Global Food Safety?

    As the supply chain continues to expand its global reach, the need for improved food safety at every stretch of the globe becomes greater and greater. Here, Janie Dubois, laboratory program manager for the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), answers Global Food Safety Forum (GFSF) Chairman Rick Gilmore’s questions on behalf of Food Online about JIFSAN’s efforts to improve food safety on a global level. Dubois also addresses some of the latest technologies that are improving food safety.