Food Safety
Asia Pacific: Study finds acrylamide, aluminum levels in foods of concern, says FSANZ
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released the first phase of the 24th Australian Total Diet Study (ATDS) that looked at Australian consumers’...
Americas: CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013
Foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the US, according to an annual report by Centers for Disease Control and...
Asia Pacific: Eating apricot kernels could pose safety risk, says FSANZ
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released findings showing that eating raw apricot kernels could pose a public health and safety risk to...
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: ADL, SafetyChain Software to automate food safety, quality assurance programs
Canadian dairy producer Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL) has selected SafetyChain Software, a food safety chain management systems (FSCMS) company, as its partner for a...
Americas: Audit readiness highly critical, finds TraceGains survey
The 2014 Annual TraceGains’ Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Professional Survey polled professionals from food manufacturing, processing, and distribution in the US, which...
Asia Pacific: Singapore holds conference on food safety
More than 70 countries, private companies, international organizations, trade associations, academic institutions, and non-governmental groups met in Singapore on December 11, 2013, for the...
Americas: 3M Food Safety launches 48hr yeast and mold indicator test
3M Food Safety has launched worldwide the 3M Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate, an indicator test that helps detect yeasts and molds...
Americas: DuPont Sustainable Solutions launches food safety training series
Solutions DuPont Sustainable Solutions has launched a new food safety series consisting of 10 safety training courses that present an up-to-date look at the...
Americas: Thermo Scientific unveils Xpert C600 x-ray system for large food packages
The Thermo Scientific Xpert C600 X-ray system has a 50% larger aperture and wider X-ray beam than that found on the previously-launched Thermo Scientific...