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Geraldine Duffy

 

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PCR technologies for the detection of pathogens in the food industry

Food safety is critically important to the public health of…

3 March 2011 | By Geraldine Duffy, Head of Food Safety Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre

Food safety is critically important to the public health of the consumer and the economic sustainability of the agri-food sector. The consumer wants assurance that food is safe and for the food industry the economic implications and loss of goodwill associated with a food poisoning incident or scare has increased…

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Tools for safe food

The microbiological analysis of food has an important role in…

31 January 2005 | By Geraldine Duffy and Terese Catarame, Teagasc, The National Food Centre, Ireland

The microbiological analysis of food has an important role in assessment of the quality and safety of foods. There is a direct relationship between bacterial numbers and product shelf life as growth of bacteria can result in organoleptic changes in the food, including off-colours and off-odours, rendering it unacceptable to…