Food Safety Magazine

In early June, Mérieux NutriSciences announced the full acquisition of Bangalore Testing Laboratories Pvt Ltd., an independent testing laboratory located in Bangalore, Southern India.

Earlier this year, Key Technology introduced VERYX® digital sorters for nuts and dried fruits to the market.

CTC Plastics--a manufacturer of strong, lightweight thermoplastic composite pallets--has announced the expansion of its line of reusable, stackable plastic pallets made from 100 percent recycled plastic.

Health Canada, the country’s national health agency, has included Hygiena’s BAX® System Real-Time PCR Assay as a validated method to screen surfaces for Listeria species, a common cause of foodborne illness.

Neogen has developed an innovative Recall Support Services program to better serve the needs of its food industry customers facing a product recall—or preparing for the possibility of a recall.

FoodLogiQ, a provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency software solutions, has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind solution, Recall + Response, the industry’s first real-time, software as a service solution for recall and stock withdrawal management.

Neogen Corporation has developed an innovative software system that allows food safety directors immediate access to their facilities’ sanitation test results — no matter where in the world their facilities may be.

3M Food Safety recently earned the silver Stevie Award at the 15th Annual American Business Awards. The win was in the New Product and Services category and subcategory of Health & Pharmaceuticals Product for the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring and Management System.

To combat the growing problem of low-quality salt, SaltWorks has issued new processing criteria and quality benchmarks.

SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is now the first Certification Body approved to audit against the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) standards covering all regions of the world.

DSO Sentinel by ABM Equipment Company, Inc. is a new software that provides practical item-level traceability while improving process control.

Cert-ID has been awarded the inaugural CEO award for 2017 by BRC Global Standards.

The new Romer Labs AgraQuant® Aflatoxin M1 ELISA is now more sensitive and accurate than ever before, allowing detection not only to meet but to exceed the requirements of all existing regulations.

3M Food Safety’s 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 has earned a Gold 2017 Edison Award in the Diagnostic Tools category.

Best Sanitizers, Inc., is helping food processing and foodservice professionals reduce pathogens on the job with their new Wall-Mounted Sanitizer Stations.

The Lab Book™ is Weber Scientific’s updated 265-page catalog which includes many innovative new products for dairy, food, beverage and water testing. A comprehensive buyer’s guide, it contains thousands of laboratory products to help efficiently perform quality control testing, plus many exclusive and hard-to-find items.

3M Food Safety announced this month that its 3M™ Petrifilm™ Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate has been awarded AOAC®Performance-Tested MethodSM, Certificate #041701 for a variety of foods.

AIB International’s catalog of Baking Process Kill Step Calculators now includes a profile for flour tortillas.