Food Safety
Americas: Sample6’s pathogen diagnostic for Listeria species receives certification
Sample6 says its enrichment-free, single-shift pathogen diagnostic for Listeria species, has been awarded AOAC Certification from the AOAC Research Institute's Performance Tested Methods Program.
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Europe: Metal detector without ‘product effect’
Mettler-Toledo Safeline launches a metal detector that produces up to 95% less false rejects by combining Multi-Simultaneous Frequency (MSF) and Product Signal Suppression technology....
Europe: UK authority releases report in food viruses
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has published its extensive review of viruses in the food chain.
The report, which is...
Americas: Clariant releases desiccant canisters for safety
Clariant, through its Healthcare Packaging business unit, is introducing desiccant canisters with bright red labeling to better differentiate them from drug products.
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Asia Pacific: Campden BRI wins contract in South Korea
Campden BRI has been awarded a contract worth in excess of £0.5 million (US$0.62 million) for a joint food research program in South Korea....
Asia Pacific: Intertek to present food audits, certification at GFSI event in Malaysia
Intertek, the global testing, auditing and certification organization, will be speaking at the Global Food Safety Conference (GFSI), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March...
Americas: USDA, FSIS roll out new rules for safe poultry products
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has on July 31, 2014 announced that poultry companies will have to...
Americas: Doing food business under US laws
As the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) goes into effect in the US, it is essential for those governed by this regulation within the...
Europe: LGC buys BRC Global Standards
LGC has acquired BRC Global Standards, a global provider of safety and quality Standards programs for food and non-food manufacture, packaging, storage, distribution and...
Europe: Synbiosis introduces automated colony counter to identify pathogens
Automated microbiological systems provider Synbiosis has introduced a software module for the ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter, a commercial automatic microbial identification and counter...