ScanTech Sciences, Inc. has started construction of its first Electronic Cold-Pasteurization (ECP) food treatment center which will bring 175 jobs to Rio Grande Valley.
Anton Paar has donated a powder rheometer to a Purdue University researcher who will use it to investigate the flow characteristics of fine powders such as cornstarch.
Half a dozen consumer organisations have called on 11 companies to oppose regulation that they say will block future legislation to improve food safety.
Food alerts have been made by USA, England, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, Norway, Netherlands, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Germany and Denmark.
More than 14% of tested honey samples have been found to be adulterated, according to a long-awaited report by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).
An institute of Wageningen University & Research is part of a project to improve multi-analyte diagnostic assays for rapid (on-site) detection of food safety issues.
A consumer group has expressed concern that proposed food safety reforms could see more inspections carried out by third parties employed by businesses.
Industry is already complying with requirements of a FSMA rule that comes into effect this month, according to a produce and cold chain logistics company.
Charm Sciences has introduced a system that counts Peel Plate microbial test colonies, stores plate images, exports and archives data from Peel Plate microbial tests.
Thermo Fisher has launched a Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system that it says combines increased power with simplified operation.
Sciex is starting to install safety kits on mass spectrometers that had to be shut down due to the potential for the pump to fail and eject metal fragments.
Alchemy Systems and the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) are to collaborate to help companies assess supply chain risk and build systems to minimize food fraud.
Colorado State University (CSU) has started construction of a $15m facility to improve best practices in food safety, meat sciences and animal welfare.
Six people have been sickened with E. coli in Sweden in an outbreak that is ‘most probably’ connected to one that started last year but was declared over.
A new Salmonella serotype that first caused illness in Greece has spread to three other countries, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Food recalls have been made by USA, England, Ireland, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark.
An ultra-low field (ULF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system using a high-temperature superconducting quantum interference device (HTS-SQUID) for food inspection has been tested by researchers.
Poultry is processed in one of the harshest environments in the industry and as global appetites increase so do the food safety expectations of regulators, retailers and consumers.
There has been a 17% decline in laboratory reports of Campylobacter cases compared to the baseline figure, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Sealed Air is to sell Diversey Care and the food hygiene and cleaning business within its Food Care division to Bain Capital Private Equity for $3.2bn.
