The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has partnered with the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) and the Quadram Institute to create the UK Food Safety Network, a collaborative space for food safety research, training, and innovation.
A dataset on Listeria monocytogenes has been compiled from over 1,400 genomes collected across 19 European nations to better understand the pathogen’s genetic makeup and adaptation in different ecological niches.
Bureau Veritas has announced the opening of a new food safety and quality testing laboratory in Reno, Nevada, that will offer rapid pathogen testing and microbiology indicator analyses for the agrifood market.
In the BONUS episode, we hear from Dr. Michele Sayles, Diamond Pet Foods, and Dr. Vik Dutta, bioMerieux about testing and the environmental monitoring approaches that have worked for Diamond Pet Foods.