Michigan State University (MSU) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday announced the establishment of the Center for Research on Ingredient Safety (CRIS). The CRIS is designed to serve as a reliable, unbiased source for information, research, training and analysis on the safe use of chemical ingredients in consumer packaged goods.
A proposed $60 million partnership between AIB International and Kansas State University to establish a Global Center for Grain-based Foods could harness the technical and educational expertise of both entities and provide state-of-the-art facilities for research, training, and education.
Marshfield Food Safety, LLC, a full service microbiology and chemistry contract testing laboratory, has completed an independent evaluation of PathoGenetix's RESOLUTION™ Microbial Genotyping System and found both an improved ease-of-use and specificity of strain and serotype identification over other identification systems it has used.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are beginning a program to try to outsmart foodborne illness outbreaks by routinely decoding the DNA of potentially deadly bacteria and viruses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final rule, "Establishment, Maintenance, and Availability of Records: Amendment to Record Availability Requirements," as well as two Guidance for Industry documents to help food companies comply with the regulation.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today released a study that found that 99.8% of whole cantaloupe samples it tested during the 2010/2011 season were negative for the presence of Salmonella.
Cornell University researchers have discovered five new species of Listeria – including one named for Cornell – that provide new insights that could lead to better ways to detect soil bacteria in food.
AIB International has introduced two new food safety-oriented products: a distance learning course on food safety and sanitation, and an "Inspection Only" offering that measures the food safety conditions and practices within a food operation.
Veterinarian H. Scott Hurd, a prominent and respected scientist and advocate for animal agriculture, passed away last week after a battle with brain cancer.
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