Tag: food safety
Europe: Flexco exhibits tools for conveyor belts in German show
In the food processing industry, conveyor belts are used to transport the product to various workstations such as washing, grinding, separating, cutting, portioning and...
Europe: Tool for estimating vulnerability to food fraud
Wageningen University, RIKILT Wageningen UR and VU Amsterdam have launched the Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment tool (FFVA) for companies to approximate their vulnerability to...
Americas: USDA’s food safety measures for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and...
Europe: Portable system created to detect pathogens onsite
In collaboration with academia and industry, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Nanotech have developed a new portable lab-on-a-chip platform suitable for...
Europe: EU faces rising antimicrobial resistance, warns authorities
Bacteria in humans, food and animals continue to show resistance to the most widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Americas: DuPont’s system receives AOAC-RI certification
The AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) has approved a method extension of Performance Tested Method #030502 to include the latest DuPont BAX System X5 PCR...
Americas: 3M Food Safety, partner conduct webinar series on FSMA
3M Food Safety and The Acheson Group held a webinar on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on February 11, 2016.
The event is part...
Europe: TÜV SÜD speaks at food safety conference
To safeguard the quality of food products throughout the entire length of procurement and supply chains, companies must establish appropriate safety standards.
However, the process...
Americas: Corbion Purac launches natural cured meat solution
Corbion Purac launches Verdad Avanta C100, an optimized powder formulation that provides 90-120 days of Listeria control and extends shelf life for natural uncured...
Americas: NSF International releases guide on water filers
NSF International has published a consumer guide to water filters that it has tested and certified to reduce lead in drinking water.
The guide also...