Testing and Analysis
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- Salmonella and Campylobacter: A Methods Update
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This article reviews the current research, regulations and identification and detection methods available to processors for the evaluation of Salmonella and Campylobacter in food products.
- Helping You Release Product Sooner: Salmonella Rapid Culture Method
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Rapid culture methods for Salmonella help you release product sooner.
- Quality Control of Botanical Ingredients
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A quality botanical ingredient is one that uses the correct plant species and plant part, is unadulterated and safe for human consumption.
- Rapid Micro is Key to Rapid, Safe Food Production
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If you can save time, you can make more product and sell more product every day. But that product also has to be safe when it leaves the food plant.
- 14 QA Mistakes Made by Food Labs
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The number one quality assurance (QA) mistake that food testing laboratories make is not having enough training for new employees.
- Microbial Detection – Taking It to the Limits
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Whichever method is used for sampling and detecting microorganisms, it represents only a fraction of the actual level present in a food product.
- Laboratory Testing: The Price of Bad Data
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While sampling and testing for adulterants can fulfill significant objectives in a food safety program, the implications are profound and often painful if not done properly.
- The Challenge of Bacterial Spores
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Bacterial spore formers, such as Clostridium botulinum and Bacillus cereus and their toxins, do not get industry’s attention but that doesn’t mean these contaminants aren’t on the radar screen.
- New Lateral Flow Reader Provides Traceability, Eliminates Subjectivity
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Since the inception of lateral flow device tests, users have appreciated just how easy they are to use.
- Food Microbiology in Focus: An Expert Roundtable
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An expert roundtable discussion tackles the most pressing issues in food microbiology.
- A Summary Profile of Pathogen Detection Technologies
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Pathogen testing is a key component and critical success factor in effective food safety and process control programs.
- Sampling, Part I: The Basics
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Sampling is used in food safety to select a representative part of a food, thing or condition having to do with food for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole.
- Identification of Plastics in Food: Challenges and Solutions
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When we examine the food safety risks of plastic contaminants in food products, we are faced with a number of possibilities.
- Foreign Object Detection: Integration in Food Production
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Ample technology exists for the detection of foreign material in foodstuffs to ensure food safety, which should be complemented by quality control practices.
- New EU Food Microbiology Criteria To Impact Lab Testing
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Regulations in the EU drive innovations in laboratory testing analyses.
- Uncover Hidden Costs with System Based HACCP Monitoring
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A single instrument that measures, records and analyzes results from multiple HACCP controls can save costs for food processors.
- Rapid Salmonella Detection Using the R.A.P.I.D. LT Food Security System
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Rapid Salmonella testing is advanced using thermocycling in conjunction with AOAC-approved methods.
- Rapid Enumeration Offers Results You Can Count On
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Microbial enumeration is a critical step in the food safety process.
- Going with the Lateral Flow: Advances in Accuracy and Speed
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Advances in the lateral flow immunoassay technique for food samples is a prime example of good science made better by improving connections between the building blocks of the method.
- Self-Contained Rapid Salmonella and Listeria Test Kits: Protect Against Chances of Cross-Contamination in Your Plant
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Outsourcing of testing occurs often due to fears of cross-contamination; these fears can be minimized with improved bacterial enrichment methods.
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