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27 November 2009 | By Dr. John Holah, Head of Food Hygiene, Campden BRI
Whilst we believe that food safety is a major issue in the food industry, it rarely features in the press; hygiene in the healthcare sector, particularly related to the control of healthcare acquired infections (HAI’s), is, however, rarely out of the media. With the media attention focused on healthcare hygiene,…
26 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe has expanded its line of food allergen test kits to include a quantitative test for mustard.
6 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe Ltd has introduced GeneQuence® Campylobacter, a new DNA hybridization test for the detection of Campylobacter spp. GeneQuence Campylobacter qualitatively detects Campylobacter spp. in whole chicken carcasses following only 48 hours of enrichment in patented Campy-Cefex culture media.
1 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen has developed a disposable membrane filtration system that utilises ampouled media to provide a complete solution to enumerate and detect a wide variety of microorganisms in liquid samples.
13 October 2009 | By Synbiosys
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is pleased to announce the availability of its ProtoCOL 2 series brochure, which details how its automated colony counting and zone measurement range can increase accuracy and productivity in many microbiology applications.
12 October 2009 | By Neogen Europe
In response to proposed regulation in the European Union, Neogen has improved its Veratox® for T-2 Toxin test kit to simultaneously detect the closely related HT-2 mycotoxin.
10 September 2009 | By A.C.M van Zuijlen & S.J.C.M Oomes, Unilever R&D; P. Vos, Check-Points B.V. and S. Brul, University of Amsterdam
Spores from mesophilic aerobic sporeforming bacteria (Bacillus) are sometimes able to survive the thermal process of commercial sterile products and sporadically cause spoilage or food poisoning. Because of an increasing demand for more fresh products, ideally the processing temperatures should be tailored to inactivate the actual spore load rather than…
10 September 2009 | By Ian Davidson, Exxon Mobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialities
The second and concluding part of New Food's interview with Ian Davidson, Exxon Mobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialities, discusses what the future will bring both for the company and for the industry.
10 September 2009 | By T. Hyvärinen & H. Karjalainen, SPECIM, Spectral Iimaging Ltd; D. Nilsson, Umbio AB and K. Lynch, Gilden Photonics
Hyperspectral imaging combines digital imaging with precise spectral information in each image pixel. It enables composition mapping in food and agricultural raw materials and products based on differences in the spectral signatures of the various chemical ingredients. Advances in hyperspectral cameras and image processing solutions are now making hyperspectral imaging…
10 September 2009 | By Gauri S. Mittal, Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
The presence of foreign bodies (FBs) in processed foods is one of the major concerns of the food industry, and their detection and identification are important in quality assurance and safety. An FB is any undesirable piece of solid matter present in a food product. When foods are manufactured or…
4 August 2009 | By Synbiosys
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, has launched its new ProtoCOL 2 system for rapid, accurate automated colony counting and zone measurement.
4 August 2009 | By Synbiosys
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems announced its ProtoCOL automated colony counter is being used for training and research at a leading food technology centre, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland to accurately count different bacteria isolated from many food types.
4 August 2009 | By Synbiosys
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is pleased to announce its ProtoCOL automated colony counter offers new features to exclude food debris from the count. This makes counting faster and more reliable, ensuring microbiologists can easily determine the levels of bacteria or moulds in food earlier, thus avoiding…
4 August 2009 | By Synbiosys
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is proud to announce its new multi-application ProtoCOL UV; automated colony counting and zone measurement system is now available.
11 July 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe Ltd. announced the introduction of a new immunoaffinity column for the analysis of deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin) in a range of foods by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ELISA, GC-MS and other analytical methods.
