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16 November 2015 | By Victoria White
New data compiled by Tesco has found that chicken which contain Campylobacter at the highest level has fallen to less than 9% in the third quarter this year...
6 November 2015 | By Victoria White
A phage has shown strong anti-microbial activity against a type of foodborne bacterium that often kills infants after infecting them via infant formula, C. sakazakii...
28 October 2015 | By Brett Ira, Key Account Manager, ACO Group / James Marsden, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Food Safety and Security, Kansas State University
The ACO Group is one of the world market leaders in drainage technology. With its integrated approach, ACO stands for professional drainage, economical cleaning, and the controlled release and reuse of water. In an interview for New Food, James Marsden from Kansas State University, put some questions to Brett Ira,…
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a compound found in every living cell and can be used as an indicator to determine if a surface was properly sanitised. ATP devices are utilised to detect the presence of bacteria and organic/food residue on surfaces. This study was directed by NSF International, performing comparison…
28 October 2015 | By Ulli Zimmer, Head of Sales, Business Line, Hygienic Pump Technology, GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH
Critical importance is placed on hygiene in the production of food and beverages. Strict hygiene regulations apply as they are set forth in legislation. In addition to assuring careful transport of food products, components used in the food-processing and cosmetics industries must satisfy many stipulations.
6 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Intertek has launched the testing facility for all poultry processors and manufacturers, to support the supermarket industry and help reduce cases of Campylobacter food poisoning...
Cleaning is a critical step in the management of food safety. Consequently, the correct selection of cleaning equipment by the food manufacturing and food service industries is essential to minimise the risk of product contamination, and aid compliance to relevant regulatory, guidance and standard requirements.
23 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The UK poultry market continued to expand at an impressive rate in 2014, but this upward trend is being threatened by recent revelations regarding the prevalence of campylobacter in supermarket chicken...
17 September 2015 | By Victoria White
SonoSteam uses a combination of steam and ultrasound to kill microorganisms such as Campylobacter on the skin and internal cavities of chicken...
10 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The report is an analysis of the data from the survey carried out by the FSA between February 2014 and March 2015, which showed the levels of Campylobacter on 4,011 samples of whole, UK-produced, fresh chicken...
19 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Spinach or other leafy salad greens were responsible for 18 food-poisoning outbreaks in the US alone over the last decade...
18 August 2015 | By Victoria White
A biostatistician has developed a method for tracking foodborne illness and disease outbreaks in the US using social media sites such as Twitter and Yelp...
6 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Listeria monocytogenes grows on refrigerated smoked salmon by way of different metabolic pathways from those it uses when growing on laboratory media...
28 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have shown that ultraviolet C (UVC) light is effective against foodborne pathogens on the surface of certain fruits...
9 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have successfully created a rice plant probiotic made from endophytes that results in larger plants with less need for fertiliser...
