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E-beam tech effective leafy green safety tool but industry unwilling to adopt – study
www.foodqualitynews.com | Feb 8, 2012
Use of electron beam irradiation on spinach and lettuce can significantly cut virus-related foodborne illnesses, said scientists as they questioned why take up of the technology was not greater by fresh produce industry players.

Canadian tech firm partners Irish poultry giant in campylobacter fight
www.meatprocess.com | Feb 6, 2012
Canadian firm AbCelex Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with major Irish poultry processor the Carton Group to develop products effective against Campylobacter jejeuni.

Food Standards Agency - Outbreak of Salmonella Newport
food.gov.uk | Feb 2, 2012
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been notified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection that is known to have affected more than 30 people in the UK.

Silver-ion silicone boosts dairy processing safety – developer
www.dairyreporter.com | Jan 27, 2012
A silver ion-laced silicone material that absorbs and destroys pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella will ensure safety standards are met in the dairy sector, its developer has claimed.

Judge upholds USDA requirement for raw almond pasteurization
www.confectionerynews.com | Jan 20, 2012
A federal judge has again upheld a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule that US raw almonds must be pasteurized in order to mitigate risk of salmonella, after organic almond growers challenged the rule.

Kemin, label, friendly, vinegar, preparation, control, bacteria, BactoCease, Liquid | Kemin
asiafoodjournal.com | Jan 13, 2012
BactoCease NV Liquid is a label friendly, buffered vinegar preparation for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and other food-borne pathogens in processed meat and poultry products as well as some fresh meat applications.

Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 12, 2012
Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef. EMSL Analytical’s food testing division provides clients with legally defensible data - PR11770789

PigProgress - News: Food safety agencies to discuss foodborne illness attribution estimates
www.pigprogress.net | Jan 2, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the US Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a public meeting to discuss federal efforts to enhance food safety

Egg Producers May Struggle to Control Salmonella
www.thepoultrysite.com | Dec 23, 2011
EU - Egg producers in the European Union may struggle to control Salmonella when the EU ban on battery cages comes into force in January 2012, according to Anitox Corporation, a world leader in pathogen elimination, mould control and milling efficiency programmes for the feed milling and primary

Killer listeriosis: Canadian govt draws ‘final’ line in sand as union attacks
mobile.foodproductiondaily.com | Dec 20, 2011
The Canadian government yesterday sought to draw a line under the deadly listeriosis outbreak that killed 23 people in summer 2008, after publishing a final report into action taken since the incident.