2009 - New Control Methods
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12/21. NHS Fife Fights
Norovirus with Advanced Technology
12/17. New Vaccines May Help
Thwart E. coli O157:H7
12/16. Frosted
Oysters Boosts Economy Along Forgotten Coast
12/16. Aquentium
Technology Eliminates Treating Food with Chemicals
12/15. Sorter Detects and Removes
Damaged Popcorn Kernels
12/14. Testing the Water with Lab M
12/14. New Additional
Serotypes added to Premi®Test Salmonella!
12/14. Synlab Chooses MALDI
Biotyper for Molecular Microbial Identification
12/14. Foodborne Staph Toxin
Pinpointed by New Assay
12/11. Lactic
acid bacteria could limit toxin and mould growth in bread, report
12/01. New bleach alternative safe for kids
12/01. PowerFood™ Microbial
DNA Isolation Kit Removes PCR Inhibitors
12/01. AOAC Approval for
Assurance GDS™ 20 Hour Salmonella Method
12/01. Lateral Flow Kits for E. coli and Salmonella
from Bioo Scientific
12/01. Lab M Range Can Help Food Manufacturers Buck Listeriosis Trend
12/01. RAPID'sakazakii
Medium can Deliver Results in 24 hr
12/01. bioMérieux's TEMPO® Gains Approval for Testing E. coli in Food Samples
12/01. Dupont's disinfectant effective for Salmonella control in
poultry
11/23. SMASHER® Food Sample Blender only needs 15 Seconds
11/23. ceeramTools™ Kits - Easy Molecular Detection and Quantification of
Pathogens
11/23. Fast Phage™ - New
8-Hour Fecal Indicator Test for Drinking Water
11/23. PCR-based Rapid
Identification of Colonies in Hygiene Monitoring Samples
11/19. Microwave Meter Measures
Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts
11/17. Reducing Pathogens in Poultry
11/17. Research uses X-ray to reduce foodborne pathogens on leafy
greens
11/16. VIDAS® Simplifies Salmonella
and E.coli
O157 (inc. H7) Detection in Meat
11/16. Lab M's Sakazakii Solutions Take Centre Stage at Medica
11/16. Food Pathogen Screening - GeneDisc Gives Sample to Result in 8hrs
11/13. Silver-coated
poultry crates help cut bacteria contamination
11/12. Vidas
system gains Afnor Certification
11/09. Sensitive Test for Ovine and Caprine PrPSc:
TeSeE™
11/09. PCR-based Rapid
Identification of Colonies in Hygiene Monitoring Samples
11/09. Sensors
Provide Early Warning of Biological Threats
11/09. 'Dipsticks' Made to Test Food for Toxins
11/06. 'Wonderbugs'
Fight Pathogen on Tomatoes
11/05. Canadians
develop test strips to reveal food toxins
11/02. Lab M Medium Selects Verocytotoxin Producing E. coli O26
11/02. New
method to inhibit E-coli in sprouts
11/02. Listeria
biofilm under attack from new disinfectant
10/30. Canada’s
first organic preservative and disinfectant
10/30. Lab M
medium selective for E.coli O26
10/29. Detecting sulfonamides in milk
10/27. Edmonton researchers use harmless bacteria to control
listeriosis
10/26. US: Fight Biofilm food contamination 26 Oct 2009
10/26. AOAC-RI Validation For
Idaho E.coli O157:H7 Test
10/23. Listeria
in salmon killed by smoke treatment: Study
10/23. EAU
Says It Can Kill Bacteria With Water
10/22. ARS, Company Team Up to
Fight Biofilm Food Contamination
10/21. Poultry carcass scanner passes first test
10/20. Aflatoxin
sorter tool now goes beyond peanuts
10/20. New cattle vaccine may make food, water safer for
human consumption
10/20. Student Develops New E. coli
Vaccine
10/19. RapidChek E. coli O157
Validated for Raw Beef Products
10/19. Brilliance™ CampyCount Agar Launched
10/19. New
eco-friendly product kills Salmonella, E.coli and, Campylobacter
10/19. "Empowered Water" kills salmonella, E.coli and campylobacter
10/14. Goodbye 'R'
rule? Oyster pathogen test may help make shellfish safer
10/14. EAU Technologies Receives Poultry Processing Patent for
Empowered Water(TM)
10/14. Phage therapy reduces Campylobacter in poultry 13 Oct 2009
10/12. Neogen launches
Veratox® for T-2/HT-2 toxins
10/12. First Aflatoxin Grain
Test with Water-Based Extraction
10/12. Charm Sciences ATP Swab
Tests Uses Recyclable Components
10/09. ARS System to Detect
Poultry Contamination Passes First Commercial Test
10/09. Oxoid
agar helps reduce campylobacter in poultry
10/07. Idaho
Technology, Inc. Receives AOAC-RI Validation For E.coli O157:H7 Test
10/05. Nanotechnology sensor
detects living bacteria at ultralow concentrations
10/05. Lab M's VCC Supplement Integral to E.
coli O157 Isolation
10/05. Liofilchem FOOD SYSTEM Validated to ISO 16140
10/05. Oxoid Demonstrate Commitment to Food Safety
10/02. Spectrometers
detect toxic trace metals in rice products
10/02. Food
pasteurization boosts safety and cuts energy use
10/02. Researcher develops test for verifying antibiotics
in feed
10/01. Raytheon introduces food safety system
10/01. New insights in acid premixture for poultry 01 Oct 2009
09/30. Eliminate
Foodborne Pathogens In Meat and Poultry With Edible Apple Film Wraps
09/28. Better,
cheaper, quicker food allergen tests on the way
09/25. Apple-based films show promise in preventing
pathogens
09/23. New Biosensor Finds Bacteria In Seconds
09/22. Detect allergens in
food within a few minutes
09/21. Danisco Uses AutoZone
to Predict Efficacy of Bacteriocide in Foods
09/21. Screen Four Faecal Pathogens on One Strip in 24 Hours
09/21. New RIDA®COUNT Salmonella/ Enterobacteriaceae
09/18. Milk
finger-printing detects contaminants to lift safety standards
09/18. “Revolutionary”
new bottle sterilization kit launched at Drinktec
09/16. New Testing Option Extends Scope of Food Safety Screening
09/14. BAX® MP Enrichment
Media AOAC Approved for O157:H7 and Salmonella
09/14. MU scientists develop
method to detect live E. coli in ground beef
09/11. Wireless
Temperature Monitoring And HACCP Food Safety Monitoring Solutions For Food
Services
09/10. Tetra
Pak beverage pasteurizer cuts costs and product losses
09/10. New
pathogen detection system fastest and most comprehensive, says company
09/10. Test
Detects Live E. Coli in Ground Beef
09/10. New Food safety
technology for eggs
09/10. Allergen
Alerts Added to ChefTec Software for Enhanced Food Safety Functionality
09/08. New Multiplex Diarrhoea
Test Detects 15 Bacteria, Toxin & Viruses Simultaneously
09/08. Biosensor Detecting Very Low
Levels of Salmonella
09/08. University
Of Missouri Scientists Develop Method To Detect Live E. Coli In Ground Beef
09/08. Wireless
Temperature Monitoring and HACCP Food Safety Monitoring Solutions for Food
Services
09/08. Essential
Oils From Common Spices Are Possible Allies In Food Safety
09/08. Lotpath
offers food safety, traceability software
09/04. Coconut oil extract with nisin combats
food bugs: Study
08/31. Food
"Tattoos" an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
08/31. New Oxoid Media for Cronobacter species
08/31. Strategic
Diagnostics to Use Bacteriophages to Improve Detection Assays
08/25. Norovirus Aboard Cruise Ship Rapidly Eradicated by Revolutionary new
Vaporisation Process
08/25. How to Kill Germs, and Consumer Resistance
08/24. Lohmann vaccine
protects layers against Salmonella
08/21. MicroPhage
Opens Pivotal FDA Study on Bacterial Identification Platform
08/20. US: JBT
FoodTech’s Bin Scrubber aims for food safety
08/19. Improved Accuracy and Sensitivity of Food Security System
08/19. EPA registration approves sanitiser for food processing
08/17. Broiler crate helps in
battle against Campylobacter
08/11. Cash boost helps electron beam company make waves in
aseptic packing
08/11. Albert’s
Organics now utilizing NASA Food Safety Air Sanitation
08/11. New Endosafe®-PTS™ With Glucan Detection
Capabilities
08/11. Momentum
Grows for Two-step Approach to C.
difficile Diagnosis
08/11. R-Biopharm Improves Detection of Colonies on RIDA®COUNT Staph aureus!
08/11. BAX® System Receives Emergency Response Validation
08/11. Lab M Media Selectively Identify Clostridium
perfringens
08/06. Chew on
This: LIMS Vital in Food Safety
08/05. Food gas sensor could show when fruit is ripe and meat
fresh
08/04. Inactivating
microbes using high-pressure throttling
08/03. Merck Chromocult® Coliform Agar now Approved for
Processed Food
08/03. 12-hour Detection of Salmonella in Raw Meat
08/03. Lab M's Chromogenic Salmonella Medium Suits Food and Clinical Samples
08/03. RAPID'Salmonella
Short Protocol, the Easy Way to Secure Your Production
08/03. RapidChek®
SELECT™ Salmonella Gets AOAC ERV Certification for Peanut Butter
08/03. New PowerFood™
Microbial DNA Isolation Kit.
08/03. New technology kills bacteria in packaged foods
07/30. Organic acids in feed
lower Salmonella risk
07/27. 12-hour Detection of Salmonella in Raw Meats
07/27. RIDA®CHECK - Rapid Swab Test for Hygiene Monitoring of Surfaces
07/21. New
Biosensor Detects Extremely Low Bacteria Concentrations Quickly, Easily And
Reliably
07/21. Charm
Sciences Receives 5-Year USDA Contract for Antibiotic Test
07/20. Premi®Test
Salmonella Presentation at IAFP
07/20. FoodChek™-E.Coli
Same-Shift Results in Raw Beef - now AOAC-RI Approved
07/15. AgriLabs Emphasizes Human Food Safety Benefits Of E. coli SRP 0157 Vaccine
07/14. Neogen Corporation Announces Year-End Results Conference Call
07/13. TaqMan® Kit Receives Emergency Validation for Salmonella in Peanut Butter
07/08. New Food
Safety Technology Developed for Liquid Egg Products
07/08. New
vaccine keeps E. coli inside cows
07/08. New Endosafe®-PTS™- Enhanced Endotoxin Test Sensitivity
07/08. New Automated Colony Counter and Zone Sizing with Unique HD Imaging
07/08. Is Your Pork Clean?
07/08. Lab M's Campylobacter Culture
07/08. Rapid Methods for Salmonella in Peanut Butter
now AOAC-RI Approved
07/07. Intralytix Wins Army Grant for Salmonella and
Shigella Technology
07/02. Top
food scientist to target hidden fish allergens, pork, with new tests
07/01. FSU
Professor Creating Test Strip to Find Hidden Fish Allergens and Pork in
Everyday Food
07/01. Quechers Method Kits
Simplify Food Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis
07/01. New Lab-on-a-chip Measures
Mechanics Of Bacteria Colonies
06/30. Top
Food Scientist To Target Hidden Fish Allergens, Pork With New Tests
06/30. Identifying Diarrhea Causing
Bacteria By Tiny Difference In Genes
06/29. Rapid Micro Methods are Growing at Twice the Rate of Market Growth
06/25. New E.coli test
certified by AOAC
06/25. Oxoid
Tests Allow Rapid Diagnosis Of The Majority Of Causes Of Gastroenteritis
06/22. FDA Clearance for New
Rapid Campylobacter Test
06/22. Lab M Focuses on ISO Compliant and Chromogenic Media at Food Seminar
06/15. Fluka's Wide Range of Chromogenic Media
06/15. Boot Swab for
Environmental Monitoring of Salmonella in Poultry Flocks
06/10. MIT 1000 Rapid Microbial
Identification System Receives AOAC Listeria Performance Test Certification
06/09. Laser sorter set
to boost detection of aflatoxin
06/09. PAA-Based
Antimicrobial Treatments Provides Food Safety Net For Food Industry
06/08. Infusion, irradiation may improve chicken meat safety
06/08. New Brilliance ESBL and VRE Agar Provide
Results in 24 hours
06/04. Meridian wins approval for
foodborne bacteria test
06/02. Custom-Built Food Processing
Equipment Helps Increase Output without Sacrificing
Quality
06/01. DuPont Qualicon BAX® System Vibrio Assay Certified by AOAC
06/01. Scripps
Florida researchers develop new test for mad cow prions
06/01. MIT
1000 Rapid Microbial Identification System Is Award Candidate
05/28. Organic acids,
plant extracts and irradiation to beat food-borne bugs
05/27. Study on Flash and Grow Automatic Colony Counter
05/27. Microgen Listeria-ID Improves Differentiation
05/22. New
sanitiser to boost food hygiene standards
05/22. X-rays may offer benefits to
help reduce risk of foodborne illness from oysters
05/22. Harlequin™ CSA-DFI Launch
05/22. RIDA®COUNT One of the World's Fastest Yeast and Mold Tests
05/11. New Fast Test for Detecting Campylobacter
spp.
05/08. New Food Safety Technology
Developed for Eggs
05/07. Listeria-ID system
improved by Microgen
05/06. Upgrades for “the
world’s most sensitive metal detector”
05/05. Longer
shelf life thanks to high pressure
05/05. New Fast Test for Detecting Campylobacter
spp.
05/05. Applied Biosystems New
Kits to Detect Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes
05/05. Quickest Single Test
for Beta-lactams and Tetracyclines in Milk
05/04. Botulism Assay Quickly
Detects Potent Foodborne Toxin
05/01. Lasers used to detect melamine
05/01. Power-wash
05/01. MIT's
Final Report Is Submitted to the AOAC for Listeria Performance Test Method
Certification
05/01. Applied Biosystems Launches
New Tools for Detection of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes
04/29. University of Missouri research show promise for improving food safety
04/27. Neogen
Develops Quickest Single Test for Beta-Lactams and Tetracyclines in Milk
04/23. Biosensor
allows rapid testing of L. monocytogenes in food – study
04/22. License deal for
rapid pathogen killing technology
04/22. Salmonella and food
pathogen testing
04/22. New
biosensor for most serious form of Listeria food poisoning bacteria
04/22. Soleris Rapid Test for
Total Yeast and Mold Receives AOAC Approval
04/22. Vancouver General Implements WASP®:
04/22. ELISA Systems Food Allergen Test Kits
04/21. ELISA kits make
allergen testing easier, claims Oxoid
04/14. North
American meat sector target of Listeria technology
04/13. Bioniche's E.
coli vaccine edges into a tough market
04/13. Study Shows
Silver-based Coating Reduces Contamination of Lab Equipment
04/13. Etest®, On-scale MIC Determination
04/13. Romer Labs® Introduces
New AgraQuant® Food Allergen ELISA Test Kits
04/10. Swifter
fusarium test for grain
04/08. New
super swift salmonella detection kit
04/08. New E. coli vaccine
for cattle gets conditional USDA license
04/08. NEW! iQ-Check Campylobacter
04/08. AOAC Emergency Response Validation: Salmonella in Peanut Butter
04/07. New
kit in acrylamide 'war' targets asparagines analysis
04/06. UGA licenses invention that
kills food-borne pathogens in minutes
04/06. Neogen's Receives First
AOAC-OM Status for 375 g E. coli Test Samples
04/06. Celsis Introduces ReACT™
RNA-Based Microbial Detection Assays
04/06. AFNOR Certification for
Assurance GDS™ - 20h Salmonella Test
04/06. New Liofilchem MIC Test Strips
04/03. New Salmonella test yields results in 48
hours
04/03. Thermo Fisher unveils new
Salmonella test
04/02. Hot Solution To Bean Sprout
Safety
04/02. Chip
Detects Harmful Bacteria in Food Products
03/31. Now,
more effective nisin antibiotics to fight food-borne superbugs
03/30. Lab M C. sakazakii
Range
03/30. New! Confirmation of Listeria monocytogenes
03/30. Seeplex® Multiplex PCR from MAST
03/30. Microgen Bacillus-ID Improved
03/30. The Fastest Real-time
PCR with Most Accurate Hi-Res Melting® System
03/30. Smart device may
enable low cost cold chain monitoring
03/26. Chip can make sure
safe food products aren't unduly discarded
03/26. SteriFx Inc. Provides
'Solutions' to Combat Campylobacter
03/25. DSM targets
melamine contamination with antibody launch
03/23. New Salmonella
detection kit is highly sensitive, claim developers
03/23. EnviroLogix Launches
QuickToxT Kit for Melamine
03/23. Confirmation of
Listeria monocytogenes in 6 h With a Single Broth
03/23. HybriScan® Detection of Organisms by rRNA (Micro Plate Test)
03/23. Oxoid Offers RapID Kits
03/20. Less energy usage
is claimed for novel pasteurisation process
03/20. Vaccine a
breakthrough in fight against E. coli
03/20. Ancient plant oils seen
fighting food pathogens
03/20. K-State helps Epitopix
license the first E. coli 0157 vaccine for cattle
03/19. Nanotechnology
sensors detect salmonella in food
03/18. Edible film may
kill bacteria in refrigerated foods
03/18. 'Smart' food-safety
barcode developed
03/17. E.
coli Vaccine for E. coli
03/16. Biosensor Platform for Rapid Low Cost
Pathogen Assay
03/16. Lab M's Captivate™ Enhances Immunomagnetic Separation
03/13. Qualicon
Finds a Quicker Way to Really ‘See’ Seafood
03/12. Simple Device Can Ensure Food Gets to Store
Bacteria-Free
03/11. Device may help eliminate bacteria in food
03/10. A Better Way To Kill E.
coli?
03/09. Bacteria under
threat with new packaging device – study
03/09. Cleaning and
Disinfection: Managing New Challenges - Conference Notes
03/09. Biosensor Platform for Rapid Low Cost
Pathogen Assay -
03/09. RIDASCREEN® Salmonella - innovative test kit from R-Biopharm-
03/09. Automation of Traditional Microbiology Assays Improves Bottom Line
03/05. FDA accepts novel food sterilization process
03/03. Study
shows plant extracts could be potent antibacterials
03/02. SpectraCell RA™ Rapid Bacterial Strain Analyzer
03/02. New BAX® System Assay for Rapid Vibrio Detection
03/02. Listeria Enrichment for Traditional and ELISA Procedures
03/02. Full Microbiology Lab Automation™ (FMLA):
03/02. DuPont Qualicon BAX® System
Included in AOAC Emergency Response
03/02. Are You Sure Your Product is Free of
Salmonella?
03/02. Oxoid Extends Range of ISO Compliant Culture
Media
03/02. Ozone machine keeps bacteria
at bay
02/25. New x-ray machines may kill
food bacteria, prevent outbreaks
02/24. Mushroom extract
shows promise for meat preservative
02/24. New technology
boost for food safety, says Chr. Hansen
02/23. AOAC-RI Emergency
Validation Program - Salmonella in Peanut Butter
02/23. FDA Clearance for
Meridian PREMIER™ CAMPY Assay
02/20. Nanoparticles Might Fight
Pathogens
02/20. URI chemists set bar high
for food safety
02/17. Microbial volatile organic compound sensor
02/13. USDA Pressure Chamber
Makes Egg Microcracks Shine
02/13. Sensor
designed to sustain frequent cleaning
02/12. New food imaging technique improves food safety efforts
02/11. Smart label can
indicate product freshness, says developers
02/10. Meridian wins FDA clearance
for new campylobacter test
02/10. AOAC-RI Validation for R.A.P.I.D.® LT Listeria Test
02/10. RIDASCREEN® Salmonella - New Innovative Test Kit
02/10. Lab M's Harlequin™ Chromogenic Media for Listeria Isolation
02/10. MIT 1000 Rapid
Microbial Identification System in Final Stage
02/10. Premi®Test Salmonella:
Now Identifies 94 serotypes!
02/10. FDA 510(k) Clearance
for AdvanDx E. coli/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH®
02/10. HACCP: A Practical
Guide from Campden BRI
02/06. Edible Food Film
Made from Tomatoes Prevents E. Coli Contamination
02/05. Willford’s research on
almonds led to 99.999 % decrease in Salmonella
02/03. Food Safety: Melamine test
looks promising
02/02. Faster Salmonella detection has meat applications
02/02. New Technique Developed For
Quick Detection Of Salmonella
02/02. Oxoid Brilliance E. coli/coliform Selective Agar
02/02. Lab M Broth Lights up E.
coli
01/29. Blood Test for 'Mad Cow'
Disease May Be Near
01/26. Aerosol Disinfection
made easier with MobiWatch® MaxiBIO
01/23. Test for melamine
in milk claimed as fastest yet
01/22. Oxoid claims
method is speedy way of recording E. coli
01/22. Scientists develop test for
melamine in milk
01/21. bioMérieux's New TEMPO® Solution
01/21. Campden Catalogue of Rapid Microbiological
Methods
01/21. BAX® System Salmonella
Assay Now Certified by AOAC
01/21. Aerosol Disinfection
made easier with MobiWatch® MaxiBIO
01/16. Pulsed light
could inactivate Salmonella in liquid eggs
01/16. New test for
yeast, moulds is sensitive and fast, says firm
01/13. Neogen milk test cleared
01/13. Staphylococcus
aureus isolation
01/08. Edible films
prevent, kill bacteria in tests
01/06. Nano sensors offer
rapid detection of Salmonella, claims ARS
01/06. Multiple toxin
detection tests may be on the horizon
01/06. Celsis Launches
RapiScreen™ Beverage Microbial Screening System
01/02. Researchers to help
commercialize irradiation technology
01/02. Nanotechnology to be applied
to food safety
