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Recent laboratory changes have helped in the inoculation of environmental samples.

From a screening perspective, food safety managers continue to seek "the perfect test"? to easily, rapidly and accurately determine if the organism is present in food samples.

Getting food sample test results as quickly as possible is always at the top of the wish list for the majority of food industry laboratories.

Since the inception of lateral flow device tests, users have appreciated just how easy they are to use.

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

The combining of immunomagnetic separation and polymerase chain reaction to create a single method has proven to be a very promising new approach to food safety.

As interest in the use of advanced thermal and nonthermal technologies to process foods increases worldwide, special attention must be paid to identifying key goals for these new tools.

Over time, the food industry approaches a smaller “zero” tolerance for chemical contamination.

Dry processing environments are more likely to develop problems from yeast and mold contamination than from other microbes.

Tips for laboratories that need to defend their analytical results to their clients are presented.