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It doesn’t matter what the cause, any allergen residue not adequately cleaned and removed from your processing line can find its way into the next product on the line, causing your next product to inadvertently contain an allergen not included on the label.

With so many ingredient, flavor and preservative combinations possible, food matrices can be very complex. Bia Diagnostics can develop a customized plan to meet your specific testing needs, including evaluation and validation of the method with each specific matrix that the assay would encounter in your facility.

Planning for major disruptions in plant processes is critical to minimize financial costs to the facility and to protect consumers.

Edible films for food packaging help advance food preservation and extend shelf life. Researchers at Oregon State University showcase their innovative packaging solution.

Could silver offer an alternative antimicrobial food additive?  

Can biopreservatives answer the call for “clean” labels?

Biofilms represent, at best, a persistent harborage for native microbes and, at worst, a source of ongoing contamination (and recontamination) with human pathogens.

Food fraud vulnerabilities can be assessed using a free, industry-led solution to help meet new requirements for food fraud mitigation set out in the Global Food Safety Initiative.

This hardy pathogen demands extra vigilance, particularly from meat and ready-to-eat processors.

Low-moisture foods have low water activity, making it harder for microorganisms to utilize water in the food matrix.