Food Safety & Quality

Aspen Foods recall

Salmonella chicken outbreaks over – CDC

By Joseph James Whitworth

Two unconnected Salmonella outbreaks from frozen chicken have ended, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Migros, LHT Triballat, Leroy Chevalier and Arla recall products

Food Safety recall round-up 2 -15 October

Recalls: Pathogens, mispacking and allergen concerns

By Joseph James Whitworth

A recall round-up covering two weeks in October takes us to Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada, USA, England, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Germany. 

Eurofins opened 21 start-up labs between January 2014 and end of June 2015

Eurofins plans to open 14 labs by mid-2017

By Joseph James Whitworth

Eurofins has provided an update halfway through its second program of start-up openings aimed at enlarging its footprint in its fastest-growing markets.

One of the products recalled

Aspen Foods U-turns on chicken recall

By Joseph James Whitworth

Aspen Foods has recalled more chicken after initially refusing to do so as products have been linked to Salmonella illnesses.

The outbreak was linked to 9 deaths and sickened more than 700 people in 46 states

PCA officials sentenced to prison

By Joseph James Whitworth

Two former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) employees have been jailed for their roles in a 2009 Salmonella outbreak from peanut products.

FQN global food recall round-up

Food Safety recall round-up 25 September - 1 October

Recalls: Bacillus cereus, lactose levels and Listeria

By Joseph James Whitworth

A recall round-up covering the end of September takes us to Sweden, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, Belgium and France.

Since the last update 113 more ill people have been reported from 19 states

CDC: 671 cases of Salmonella from cucumbers

By Joseph James Whitworth

Salmonella infection linked to imported cucumbers has sickened 671 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

MALDI-TOF is used in a variety of applications including food analysis

MALDI-TOF MS subject of PHE draft standard

By Joseph James Whitworth

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization – time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry is to be added to Public Health England’s (PHE’s) standard microbiological test methods.

Lumora’s tech can be used in applications including food testing

Lumora sold to ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim

By Joseph James Whitworth

Tate & Lyle Ventures has sold its Fund I portfolio company Lumora to ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim (ERBA) for an undisclosed amount.

Overall pattern of results was similar compared to 2013

Highest failure rate for food samples from outside UK

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food from the UK was most frequently sampled however samples from outside had the highest failure rate, according to Northern Ireland's eighth food surveillance sampling report.

The contamination was due to a malfunction with an ice making machine

Metal shavings prompt chicken recall

By Joseph James Whitworth

Sanderson Farms has recalled more than 550,000 pounds of chicken products due to possible foreign material contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).

Food Safety recall round-up by FQN

Food Safety recall round-up 11-24 September

Recalls: Spoilage, undeclared milk and pathogens

By Joseph James Whitworth

A recall round-up covering two weeks in September takes us to Denmark, Sweden, USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Austria and France.

Picture: Edward Dudley. E.coli sticking to human cell lines seen by an electron microscope

E.coli interaction changes toxin production

By Joseph James Whitworth

Strains of harmless E. coli in the intestine can interact with pathogenic varieties to increase or decrease how much toxin the pathogen produces, according to research.

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