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FDA finds interesting results in herb sampling assignment

15 October 2020 | By Bethan Grylls (New Food)

The FDA has provided an update for its microbiological surveillance sampling: FY18-19 fresh herbs (cilantro, basil and parsley) assignment.

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MIT food sensor could help prevent E.Coli outbreaks and alleviate food waste

11 September 2020 | By Bethan Grylls (New Food)

A team from MIT has designed a colorimetric sensor that can spot signs of food spoilage and contamination.

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What makes a great food testing lab partner?

10 September 2020 | By Charon Willis

Charon Willis from PAS highlights some key considerations to bear in mind when it comes to ensuring the right level of partnership from contract laboratories.

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Guide To Testing: Listeria monocytogenes testing: What are my options?

21 August 2020 | By PerkinElmer Inc.

There are a number of testing methods when it comes to Listeria monocytogenes, here Solus Scientific, a PerkinElmer company, outlines a few choices.

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New DNA test could improve tracking of Salmonella outbreaks

28 April 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

The test may rapidly and sensitively distinguish subtypes of Salmonella, making its origin easier to track, the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics has reported.

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Heavy metals and cannabis

23 April 2020 | By Bob Lockerman, Jon Peters, Robert Thomas

The challenges of measuring heavy metals in cannabis and cannabis-infused products.

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Food scientists reduce Salmonella identification process

6 March 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

The scientists have reportedly developed a method to determine Salmonella serotypes in just two hours, and the whole identification process within eight hours.

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Greater transparency for Danone’s baby formula

21 February 2020 | By Bethan Grylls (New Food)

Danone has launched a service that will enable customers and retailers to trace the journey of its baby formula products from farm-to-fork, and verify its quality and authenticity.

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Scientists develop technique to rapidly detect salmonella in food

7 February 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

The technique is said to reduce the time for determining whether food is contaminated with salmonella from a number of days to less than eight hours.

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Neogen launches first crossbred beef heterosis test

13 January 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

Heterosis, hybrid vigor, or outbreeding enhancement is said to be the improved or increased function of any biological quality in a hybrid offspring, which can potentially alter the dominance and over-dominance hypothesis in cattle.

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Tool developed to rapidly detect blackleg disease in potatoes

6 December 2019 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

Scientists from the American Phytopathological Society have developed an online tool called Uniqprimer, which aims to quickly and automatically design species-specific DNA tags for detecting pathogens using DNA testing.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific explains isotope analysis at RAFA 2019

19 November 2019 | By Bethan Grylls (New Food)

What is an isotope fingerprint? How can it help detect and prevent food fraud? New Food finds out from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Watch the video below....

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Field test detects banana fungus TR4 faster than ever

25 October 2019 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

The WUR test is considered faster and more practical than laboratory tests and is said to allow banana farmers and authorities to take immediate measures once suspect plants test positive for the fungus.

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A new way to identify Norovirus in food

6 September 2019 | By Bethan Grylls (New Food)

A Finnish researcher has suggested a new method for rapid detection of human noroviruses (HuNoVs) in food.

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Keeping the bad stuff out

11 September 2018 | By Liz Moran

If you’ve ever wondered just what’s involved in lab-based identification of foreign objects within the supply chain, let Liz Moran enlighten you…

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