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Microbes inhabiting contact and environmental sites in food processing are mostly harmful as microbial communities that form in critical places contaminate the surfaces and consequently the products made in that particular process. |
06-Nov-2009 - The European Commission has imposed emergency measures on pear imports from Turkey after some shipments were found to contain pesticide residues over 1,400 times above acceptable levels.
29-Oct-2009 - Sterilix Corporation and an ARS researcher claim to have developed a 100 per cent effective disinfectant for removing biofilms containing Listeria monocytognes from meat processing facilities.
22-Oct-2009 - More than 80 per cent of this year’s meat recalls for E.coli and listeria could have been avoided if US authorities made companies keep hold of tested products until safety officials had given them the all clear.
21-Oct-2009 - The lack of corporate responsibility shown by the US meat industry in failing to follow its own guidelines over E.coli testing of ground beef has forced Congress to act, according to one senator.
20-Oct-2009 - There are no human health concerns over current dietary exposure to a range of fluorinated chemicals, such as PFOS and PFOA, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said
20-Oct-2009 - Plum Organics has recalled a batch of baby food over fears it may be tainted with botulism.
16-Oct-2009 - Education not legislation is the answer to tackling thousands of illnesses caused annually by E.coli-tainted beef, said the US meat industry as it resisted plans for mandatory testing for the bug.
12-Oct-2009 - Scoular has signed a distribution agreement with a Chinese manufacturer to secure a lower cost, non-GM supply of soy protein isolate for nutritional products and meats.
07-Oct-2009 - 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.
23-Sep-2009 - Industry bodies in the US have welcomed the launch of a “unique” on-line food recall portal that will provide a “critical” information link between food processors and retailers.
16-Sep-2009 - The Kellogg’s food plant shutdown earlier this month on listeria fears remains at a standstill, the company has confirmed.
15-Sep-2009 - The standard test method for detecting marine biotoxins in shellfish looks set to be changed after a top level meeting at the European Commission.
10-Sep-2009 - Mettler-Toledo Safeline has forged a metal detector with a gravity flow function, which also reduces downtime for processors such as bakers or confectionery manufacturers handling dry materials including powders and granular products.
17-Aug-2009 - New research indicates that Salmonella in whole cuts of beef is more resistant to heat treatment than it is in ground beef.
07-Aug-2009 - An environmental group has urged dozens of major US supermarket chains to stop using plastic storage racks on concerns they may contain a toxic chemical that could leach into food.
06-Aug-2009 - An investigation has been launched after tainted airline food was linked to a dramatic jump in listeria cases in one Australian state.
05-Aug-2009 - Almost 99 per cent of ready to eat (RTE) specialty meats sold in the UK are safe to eat, according to a new report published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
15-Jul-2009 - Imports of Ukraine sunflower oil to the EU look likely to resume unhampered by restrictions imposed due to mineral oil contamination; 80 per cent of laboratories can now measure levels of the contaminant.
30-Jun-2009 - Nestle USA has expressed concern and regret after US food authorities finally confirmed the bacterium E.coli H7:157 had been detected in its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
26-Jun-2009 - One week on from Nestle’s recall of its Toll House cookie dough, the source of an E. coli strain that has sickened 69 people across 29 states still has FDA officials baffled, but lawsuits have already been filed.
25-Jun-2009 - Taxing virgin PET is one of the best ways to get companies to move over to using recycled material for plastic packaging, according to a green chemist.
24-Jun-2009 - New research from the United States suggests that consumer confidence in food companies has plummeted after less than one in five said they trusted firms to develop and sell healthy products.
28-May-2009 - Treating chicken breast meat with a mixture of organic acids and plant extracts can greatly reduce the presence of pathogenic bacteria, according to new research from the US-based Food Safety Consortium.
28-May-2009 - Bottled water manufacturers, including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, will face stricter standards following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to implement new rules to prevent contamination with E. coli bacteria.
27-May-2009 - The recent outbreak of salmonella in the United States caused by contaminated peanut butter represented a “failure” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency’s new commissioner said this week as she took up her post.