Apple-based edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde were each found to restrict the growth of the increasingly multidrug resistant Campylobacter jejuni strains on fresh chicken, said new research.
Retail chicken has been identified as the as the single largest source of food poisoning in Scotland, according to a report published by Food Standards Agency Scotland.
SteriFx has developed an antimicrobial solution that it claims is
proven to be effective against Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause
of food poisoning in meat and poultry products.
Oxoid, a leading manufacturer of microbiologicalculture media and
diagnostic tests, says it will participate in CAMPYCHECK, a
shared-cost three year project within the EU Fifth Framework
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A comprehensive review of Campylobacter in poultry processing has
been published by scientists from North Carolina University, US.
The report coincides with a number of food scares related to the
safety of poultry.
