Food Safety Magazine

Puritan Medical Products, a manufacturer of swabs and specimen collection devices, has announced the release of a new swab and collection tube for the detection and quantification of human norovirus.

This week, Legrand has been exhibiting its new SteriGuard™ Antimicrobial Industrial Wiring Devices at booth #C271 at the 2017 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, GA.

Neogen Corporation has announced the launch of a revolutionary complete new line of quick and easy tests for detection of the six significant mycotoxins in a format that uses only a water-based common extraction.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is celebrating continuous improvement in food safety systems with a new award launched ahead of the Global Food Safety Conference taking place in Houston, TX from February 28 through March 2, 2017.

RGF Environmental Group, Inc., creator of advanced environmental products providing the world with safe air, water, and food without the use of chemicals, will place its Food Surface Sanitation Tunnels in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. 

Linde LLC has introduced a fast and more reliable process to detect leaks in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP).

PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced the launch of the NexION® 2000 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS).

Q Laboratories, Inc. has been named an Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) Certified Expert Laboratory, thereby qualified to perform validation studies on instruments, test kits and materials for the food microbiology testing industry in France.

A third party ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory has found that 3M Food Safety’s Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Salmonella test saved significant hours and cost versus three other common pathogen detection platforms included in the study.

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) has announced an expanded offering to complement its core contract sanitation services. The Value-Added Services Program (VASP) assists meat, poultry and food processors with a variety of nonproduction jobs, saving costs and helping overcome staffing issues.

Roka Bioscience, Inc. will be exhibiting and presenting at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE). IPPE is the largest annual trade show for the poultry, meat and feed industries.

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.