Food Safety Magazine

The Thermo Fisher Scientific microbiology manufacturing facility in Wesel, Germany, recently achieved ISO 17025 accreditation, one of the most important standards for calibration and testing laboratories around the world.

AIB International is now providing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Inspections against the revised Consolidated Standards for Inspection.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new ion chromatography based-method in conjunction with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) to measure total nitrogen and phosphorous levels in water.

Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), a global manufacturer of dust, mist and fume collection equipment, has doubled the size of its testing laboratory to include a climate-controlled facility with a new full-size dust collection test rig.

COPAN Diagnostics’ new video, which emphasizes the food industry’s shift from response to prevention, highlights how COPAN’s Swab Rinse Kit (SRK™) is an efficient, convenient product that simplifies the surface sampling process in the wake of the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. In addition, COPAN is expanding the U.S. production of the SRK line at its Murrieta, CA facility.

MilliporeSigma today announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing.

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has announced its 2017 food safety training course schedule. This year’s training sessions--taught by industry experts--will cover a number of essential food safety areas.

On December 27, 2016, Neogen Corporation announced that it had acquired Brazil-based Rogama Indústria e Comércio Ltda., a private company that develops and manufactures rodenticides and insecticides.

Two years ago, the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) launched the Industrial Automation Exchange, with the intention of helping industrial automation end-user clients find system integrators and their suppliers. Now, CSIA has made the site even easier to use, featuring its own blog that is largely authored by system integrator members and member partners. It has also incorporated a new library-resources section.

Lloyd’s Register, the global engineering, technical and business services organization, has acquired Acoura, a UK-based compliance and safety specialist for the food and beverage industry.

Mencom’s T-Type Hygienic rectangular connectors are designed for installation on food industry machines and systems.

Invisible Sentinel, Inc., a Philadelphia-based global molecular solutions company has announced that its Veriflow technology platform for the detection of STEC organisms received certification from the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC).

DuPont Nutrition & Health and Hygiena have announced today that Hygiena will acquire DuPont’s global food safety diagnostics business.

BioControl Systems, Inc. has received MicroVal approval [Certificate 2015LR50] for Assurance GDS® Salmonella Tq.

Shimadzu has announced the release of its LCMS-8045 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for laboratories that perform demanding routine quantitative analyses in such areas as food safety and environmental testing.

Safefood 360° will be hosting its second annual user conference, Connect 360°, taking place in the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, NV. The event is scheduled to take place February 21-22, 2017.

Neogen Corporation has announced the acquisition of United Kingdom-based Quat-Chem Ltd.— a chemical company specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of agricultural, industrial, and food processing biocidal hygiene products, including cleaners and disinfectants.

Bimba, an innovator of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric motion solutions, has announced the acquisition of Vaccon Company, Inc., an innovator in vacuum technology that includes vacuum pumps, vacuum cups, end-of-arm tools, and accessories.