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Advances in PCR kits have lead to improvements in testing for Salmonella.  

Rapid Salmonella testing is advanced using thermocycling in conjunction with AOAC-approved methods.

Rapid optical system can detect conventional microbial contamination or presence of desired probiotic organisms.

Fast, accurate results are critical for delivering safer food products for consumers and are more profitable growth for food companies.  

The fundamental objective of any food company is to produce a safe and wholesome product that meets the claims of the product’s label.  

The acrylamide issue regarding food safety refuses to die no matter how many times food scientists shoot it down.

Emerging chemical contaminants are associated with numerous wide-ranging and overlapping environmental issues.

A detailed discussion of maintenance system requirements to prevent foreign material contamination incidents is warranted.  

Water may be adulterated by a number of chemical, heavy metal, microbial and physical hazards that pose potential public health risks if they are present at high levels.

While it is not supposed to be there, acrylamide can form in food as a result of a heat-induced reaction between two naturally occurring ingredients, the amino acid asparagine and reducing sugars.