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Gay Lea Foods & AAFC to develop a new way to prevent listeria risk
Gay Lea Foods is working with Dr. Hany Anany of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Guelph Research and Development Centre to identify and test the effectiveness of natural antimicrobial agents – lytic bacteriophages or bacterial viruses that will specifically target only…
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New method developed for Listeria detection offers 100 per cent specificity
A new method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes that provides 100 per cent specificity and sensibility has been developed by researchers from several institutes in Portugal. The researchers have developed a novel Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (PNA-FISH) method…
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Ingredients prevent meat spoilage
Two new natural and taste-free antimicrobial ingredients help prevent spoilage in meat products
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U.S. scientists show how bacteriophages can be made more effective
In a recent study, scientists at Cornell University show how they can make bacteriophages better weapons against foodborne bacteria such as Listeria
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Food safety innovations are in demand: study
A study from Frost & Sullivan finds that all throughout the supply chain companies are looking to adopt new food safety technologies; publicized cases of foodborne illnesses are creating more awareness among consumers
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Water droplets could be next weapon in fight against food pathogens
Scientists at Harvard have engineered water droplets into tiny chemical-free “bombs” that when they bounce on toxic microorganisms, they zap them out of existence
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Spray on antimicrobial
Beefxide, Porkxide and Lambxide from Birko are antimicrobial interventions that can be sprayed on to reduce bacteria
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3M Canada helps fight Listeria
Offers fast, accurate and cost-effective way to detect foodborne pathogens
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Rates of foodborne illnesses stay the same: report
The CDC’s latest report on the rates of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. finds that they have not changed significantly in recent years
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Food safety scare shuts Alberta processing facility
CFIA suspends operating licence for Capital Packers
