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New food safety measures hope to decrease foodborne illness outbreaks

Food safety has been on the minds of many political officials lately as a final ruling regarding mechanically tenderized beef was made this week, along with the introduction of two new food safety...

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Study: Campylobacter found on 73% of UK Chicken

After a year-long program of testing fresh chickens at supermarkets and butchers in Europe, The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reporting that 73% of the poultry they tested was positive for...

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Bottled water recall; E. coli testing expected to increase

A new report has found the global market for E. coli testing is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2022, up from $1.2 billion in 2013. Researchers from the study say this growth will be in part to major...

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Think E.coli only exists in beef? Think again

E.coli New research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that Escherichia coli O157:H7 has caused more outbreaks in the U.S. from 2003 through 2012 than during the previous 20 years and...

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Visit Neogen at The International Dairy Show

Join Neogen at booth 7767 at The International Dairy Show from September 15–18 held at Chicago’s McCormick Place. As a premier trade show for processing and packaging professionals in the global dairy...

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E. coli more virulent when accompanied by beneficial bacteria

E. coli It has long been somewhat of a mystery why some people get extremely sick and even die after being infected by the foodborne pathogen E. coli O157:H7, while others experience much milder...

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Domoic acid continues to hamper west coast shellfish economy

After a difficult summer for shellfish, levels of domoic acid (DA) are slowly starting to decrease after peaking in late spring and early summer. Linked to an algae bloom along the U.S. west coast, the...

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Listeria monocytogenes poses unique challenges to food industry

An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) in the fresh produce industry has made headlines once again, this time with suspected contamination of bagged salad. While the food industry has...

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USDA toughens poultry standards to prevent Salmonella

In a new attempt to make headway against Salmonella, one of the country’s biggest, and most intractable, food safety problems, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a new, stricter limit on...

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The truth behind red wine and egg whites

Most of us expect that when we pour a glass of wine it will be clear and bright. But did you know that egg whites can be partly responsible for this clarity we have come accustomed to? This is because...

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Happy Pi Day!

It’s March 14th and you know what that means — it’s Pi Day! Take a moment to read through these fun pie facts and celebrate today with your favorite slice (or two)!

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Painted olives, tainted sugar top INTERPOL list of fake food

More than 11,000 tons of fake food and more than one million liters of fake beverages were recently seized in operation Opson V, the largest-ever groups of seizures, which spanned across 57 countries...

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FSIS releases mechanically tenderized beef labeling rule

Just in time for the summer grilling season, new labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef roasts and steaks went into effect earlier this week and aim to make meat prepared in this...

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