Microbia
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GATC Biotech, ETH Zurich to establish method for food quality assurance
GATC Biotech, with the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), is developing a cost efficient method for taxonomic characterization of microbial communities present in food.
Microbia | 01 September 2011
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Purac's natural anti-microbials combat against E.coli
Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a pathogen typically present in minimally-processed foods, such as fresh meat and vegetables. In recent years, several incidents involving E. coli outbreaks have occurred, encouraging the food industry to increase the…
Microbia | 19 July 2011
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Nanoparticle gives antimicrobial ability to fight Listeria longer
A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes. Yuan Yao, an assistant professor of food science, al…
Microbia | 07 January 2011
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Danisco gains new evidence of food safety
Results from a new toxicity study indicate that Nisaplin, the nisin A natural antimicrobial produced by Danisco, is safer than previously thought. Showing an acceptable daily intake (ADI) many times higher than current recommendations, the study sup…
Microbia | 01 January 2011
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Companies to identify natural, marine-derived food preservatives
Aquapharm Biodiscovery has signed a research agreement with Leatherhead Food Research to identify novel functional extracts with broad-spectrum anti-microbial activity using Aquapharm's collection of marine micro-organisms. Under the terms of this a…
Microbia | 01 November 2010
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Active packaging keeps meat fresh longer
To date, supermarkets have only been able to keep products on their meat counters for a few days. But now researchers have developed an antimicrobial active packaging film that destroys the microorganisms on the product surface, thereby increasin…
Microbia | 18 October 2010
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Ecolab and DuPont collaborate on new antimicrobial technologies
Ecolab says it has entered into a marketing agreement with DuPont to commercialize new antimicrobial coating technologies for the food and beverage processing industry that will reduce the risk of environmental contamination by enhancing food facilit…
Microbia | 27 July 2010
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Microbia receives GRAS notification for its natural beta-carotene
Microbia says a panel of independent experts has determined its bio-based β-carotene (beta-carotene) to be generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food and beverage applications. GRAS is a food safety standard implemented and recognized by t…
Microbia | 01 February 2010
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Food preservation use more natural substances
A Frost & Sullivan research service titled Global Advances and Trends in Food Antimicrobials (Technical Insights) reports that the food industry now uses natural antimicrobials to prevent microbial growth in food, making it safe to consume. It advice…
Microbia | 01 May 2009
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Identifying food right to its bacteria strains
US-based OpGen has developed an optical mapping instrument for rapid and accurate microbial identification and characterization. The system has been used to study bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms important to human health. This could lead …
Microbia | 01 May 2009
