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CFIA invests $80 million to update Centre for Plant Health
The CFIA and other partners will modernize the Centre over the next five years to make it better able to protect Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector
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Clean and disinfected
PURE Bioscience Inc. offers a range of products for food processors that focus on the challenges of pathogen and hygienic control
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US scientists develop new vaccine for swine
Scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service have developed a new vaccine that could protect pigs and humans from several types of Salmonella
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Are we there yet?
In the past months I have participated in a number of webinars. During one question and answer session a courageous subscriber commented that despite the Global Food Safety Initiatives (GFSI) and industry record spending on quality and sanitation programs, foodborne…
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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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Focus on Food Safety
Turn up the heat on pathogens
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New facility will study deadly bacteria
Norwegian plant to research food pathogens
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bioMérieux recognized for food safety commitment
France’s bioMérieux is the winner of the IAFP’s Black Pearl Award
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Report looks at impact of foodborne illness
Late last year, the U.S.-based Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention (CFI) released its report The Long-Term Health Outcomes of Selected Foodborne Pathogens. The report explains that the severity of acute foodborne disease varies greatly, depending on the pathogen…
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Focus on Food Safety: Processes and Ingredients – Part II
Last month I looked at a range of processes and ingredients used to enhance the safety of foods that are generally considered to be environmentally friendly, things such as disinfecting and cleaning, ozonated water, even bacteria and viruses. In addition,…
