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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.
According to...
Americas: Agr International reveals updated system to predict bottle shelf-life on the line
Agr International and Container Science have introduced an update to PPT3000 testing systems of bottles with M-RULE shelf-life model that will provide more accurate...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra, four Japanese dairy farms to undertake study on grassland farming in...
Fonterra is seeking four Hokkaido dairy farms to take part in a study to increase the efficiency and profitability of grassland dairy farming in...
Europe: Logistics service provider Dachser to build €25M facility in Germany
Global logistics service provider Dachser is building a European Food Shipment Hub with a total surface of 70,000 sqm in Erlensee, Germany.
Costing €25 million...
Did You Know: How to test organic food for pesticides?
As the saying goes, “You are what you eat”.
A high school student in the US recently took this saying to a whole new level,...
Americas: 3M Food Safety’s product receives approval for detecting Listeria monocytogenes
3M Food Safety's 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria monocytogenes has been approved by the AOAC Performance Tested Methods (PTM) program.
The approval certifies that the...
Americas: Zebra Technologies, ARM partner to connect devices to the Internet efficiently
Zebra Technologies and semiconductor intellectual property supplier ARM have signed a commercial licensing agreement for Zebra to use ARM’s CoAP and other ARM mbed technologies within...
Americas: General Mills lowers sales, earnings expectations due to slow growth
Due to continued weak food-industry trends in the US and slowing growth in key emerging markets, General Mills is reducing its sales and earnings...
Europe: Danish fruit, vegetables found to contain fewer pesticide residues than imports
Danish fruits and vegetables continue to contain fewer pesticide residues than imported produce.
The residues from more than one pesticide in the same sample are...
Asia Pacific: Put research on caffeine in soft drinks into context, says Australian Beverages...
The Australian Beverages Council has responded to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition from Deakin University that suggests the presence of caffeine...