PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has warned against an over-reliance on finished product testing in the US food sector and called for additional focus on the implementation of strategic food safety practices.
The changing behaviour of Salmonella on ripe and unripe tomatoes could lead to the improvement of measures against the attachment and survival of the pathogen on tomatoes, UK researchers have claimed.
Canadian food safety authorities have issued a “blanket” extended warning on ground beef products potentially contaminated with E.coli O157:H7 – almost a month after FoodQualityNews.com reported the original recall.
The acquisition of Matrix MicroScience will significantly reduce testing time and costs through the combination of complementary foodborne pathogen testing equipment, Life Technologies has claimed.
Copper could usher in a food safety revolution within processing plants, according to the author of a new study that revealed the metal’s impressive ability to kill deadly E.coli pathogens.
Cargill has adopted high-pressure processing (HPP) at its ground turkey production facilities in an attempt to prevent future contaminations, the company announced.
Scientists at the USDA have found that modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) provides consumers with the best protection against the food safety threat of E. coli in shredded lettuce.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued guidelines for all food businesses on controlling cross contamination by E.coli 0157 between raw and ready-to-eat-foods.
Campylobacter has been detected on the external packaging of 40 per cent of fresh chickens on sale in shops across one major UK city, a study has found.
There is no “magic bullet” to tackle campylobacter, according to the UK’s the three major public funders of food safety research as they unveiled a joint initiative to battle the bug.
Campylobacteriosis and Salmonella remained the most common zoonotic diseases in humans in the European Union during 2008 - but incidences of both have fallen, said the region’s food safety watchdog.
Elanco has announced plans to launch a food safety division focused on the meat and poultry sectors in response to heightened concerns over foodborne pathogens.
A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety of fresh produce such as alfalfa seeds in terms of Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli contamination, claims new research.
Idaho Technology’s E.coli O157:H7 test used with the RAPID LT Food Security System (FSS), which delivers results within one hour, has been validated by the independent AOAC Research Institute.
US-based company JBS-Swift Beef Co has expanded its recall of beef to over 421,000 pounds (191 tonnes) due to possible E.coli 0157:H7 contamination after reports linked 18 illnesses to consumption of its meat.
On a summer’s day in 1906 Theodore Roosevelt pushed through new food safety regulation. The Food and Drugs Act passed that day over 100 years ago was the last time the US food safety system was modernized.
Roselle calyx extracts and protocatechuic acid could be potent agents in the prevention of food contamination by spoilage bacteria, claims a new study in a forthcoming issue of the journal Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.
The application of zinc oxide nanoparticles in food systems may be effective at inhibiting certain pathogens, claims a study published in the Journal of Food Science.
The not-for-profit US consumer advocacy group, Consumers Union (CU), claims that while the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new report on its current food safety activities shows some progress, it is not enough to adequately protect the American food...
A tool to rapidly detect and measure E. coli 0157:H7 in meat can be distributed to processors worldwide following the signing of a new licence agreement, claims a Canadian food safety test manufacturer.
Applied Biosystems is to start supplying its pathogen testing kits
directly to the food processors and testing laboratories, a move
the company says is part of its commitment to ensuring food safety.
Cargill was this week slapped with an E coli lawsuit related to
contaminated frozen ground beef products sold by the firm's Meat
Solutions Corporation.
Increases in foodborne illnesses from salmonella and
escherichia coli during 2006 could be due to outbreaks in
previously unaffected food such as peanut butter and spinach,
according to the findings of a new report.
Campylobacteriosis has overtaken salmonellosis as the most reported
animal infection transmitted to humans in the EU, according to
findings published yesterday.
A number of Democratic senators have called for the establishment
of a joint task force to examine recent outbreaks of E.coli, and
suggest legal changes designed to prevent future problems.
Regulation, training and public information campaigns are having a
dramatic effect on thereduction of foodborne diseases in the UK,
with the number of cases of people getting sick fallingby 1.5
million over the five years to the end...
Decontamination techniques developed by government scientists for
the meat sector has helped to dramatically lower the incidence of
foodborne diseases, says the country's agriculture department.
The presence of salmonella in samples of most raw meat and poultry
products tested by federal inspectors decreased slightly in the
first quarter of 2006.
The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) has
urged Scots to improve food hygiene standards to tackle what it
calls the 'annual food poisoning epidemic'.
Orange juice and other foods traditionally not associated with
foodborne disease outbreaks could still be a source of disease,
according to scientists.
Incidents of many foodborne illness have declined since statistical
collection began in 1996, with rates for some of the most common
pathogens falling by up to 32 per cent.
Following the death of a young boy due to a suspected E. coli
outbreak in Norway, discounter Lidl has halted sales of ground beef
produced in the country.
Fresh produce is catching up with chicken as a major culprit of
Salmonella infections in the US, according to an analysis of
food-poisoning outbreaks by a consumer lobby group.
A UK cooked meat processor is fighting in court to reopen after it
was closed down in the wake of an outbreak of E. coli 0157 that
resulted in the death of a five-year-old boy and caused sickness in
scores of schoolchildren.
Methods to strengthen existing food safety systems to save lives,
and improve agricultural trade opportunities, are the focus of the
first ever food safety conference in Africa.
With up to 76 per cent of UK chickens testing positive for
Campylobacter, processors and their suppliers will soon be facing a
food safety crackdown from the country's regulator.
Food pathogens and harmful toxins dominate the EU's food risk alert
system this week, detected in a range of products from fish and
cheese to pistachios and chilli powder, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Food makers will be encouraged by a new report that reveals food
safety actions along the supply chain appear to be paying off, with
new figures from the US government showing cases of the harmful
food pathogen E.coli have fallen...
Culture media supplier Oxoid has expanded the use of innovative
chromogenic substrates within its chromogenic media range to
provide quick and cost-effective food analysis.
With €173.5 million in lost earnings due to acute gastroenteritis,
a new report from the Irish food agency highlights the need for a
food safety system to cover the whole island of Ireland, writes
Lindsey Partos.
Investigating the risk of food poisoning to the consumer by the
prevalent bacteria Bacillus cereus, European scientific
experts find the majority of reported outbreaks were linked to the
consumption of heat treated foods, with cooked...