contamination
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Report: One in every two food inspections failed in China last year
A new report by AsiaInspection found that while the majority of food inspections in China failed because of minor defects, 10% were for critical defects with an extreme case involving contamination by a large quantity of rodent fecal matter.
contamination | 20 February 2012
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Mettler-Toledo Garvens: Conveying granulates
The Granulate Conveyor for checkweighers by Mettler- Toledo Garvens reduces downtime and maintenance costs inherent with cleaning particle contamination.
contamination | 01 November 2011
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Testing aid against food contamination
In light of widespread recalls of potentially harmful phthalate-tainted food and beverages in Asia, AB Sciex has offered food safety investigators with a new method to accurately identify the harmful plasticizer chemical present in certain clouding agents, which are commonly used in products such as fruit jelly, juices, sports drinks and yogurt mix powder.
contamination | 01 September 2011
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FSA RELEASES GUIDANCE TO PREVENT E.COLI CONTAMINATION
The FSA has issued guidance to clarify the steps that food businesses need to take to control the risk of contamination from the food bug E.coli O157. The guidance has been developed to remind food businesses what they should be doing to protect thei…
contamination | 01 March 2011
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FSA releases guidance to prevent E.coli contamination
The FSA has today issued guidance to clarify the steps that food businesses need to take to control the risk of contamination from the food bug E.coli O157. Serious outbreaks of E.coli in Scotland in 1996 and Wales in 2005 resulted in serious illn…
contamination | 21 February 2011
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Detecting microbiological contamination in beverages
Analyzing yeast, molds or bacteria in water and non-alcoholic beverages usually takes up to 96 hours, but with Döhler's TransFast-System, the first qualitative results can be seen after 24 hours. The system provides a new microbiological detection m…
contamination | 01 January 2011
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New test for hard-to-detect foodborne pathogens
DuPont and the USDA have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new test for detecting hard-to-identify strains of toxin producing E. coli that are not currently regulated and have been causing increased instances of food contamination and il…
contamination | 01 September 2010
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Testing for contamination in food
Bioo Scientific introduces MaxSignal E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Test Strip Kits to simplify the analysis of pathogen contamination in food. The lateral flow kits are easy to use, accurate and affordable pathogen detection systems with sensit…
contamination | 01 November 2009
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Dairy company launches PET bottle for UHT milk
For the first time, a dairy company is launching a PET bottle for UHT milk using Sidel’s Predis dry decontamination technology. The technology has allowed French dairy company LSDH to reduce the weight of its bottles by 20% as well as making sign…
contamination | 24 September 2009
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Frozen Culinary Circle product recalled due to possible listeria contamination
Supervalu Inc says it is voluntarily recalling frozen Culinary Circle Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken products because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products are found in the frozen foods section i…
contamination | 03 September 2009
