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Tech turns smartphones into detectors for foodborne illnesses
Researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyse produce for deadly foodborne pathogens.
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Fossilised algae hold promise for improved food safety testing
The researchers used the fossilised algae as the base for a photonic crystal device that successfully monitored histamine in salmon and tuna.
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Eurofins portfolio rapidly expands with $670 million acquisition
The Luxembourg-based company has now expanded with nine new facilities in the US, two in the UK and one in Asia.
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British retailer M&S launches beef traceability campaign
British retail giant Marks and Spencer has announced a new campaign that "shines a spotlight" on its beef traceability standards.
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Alternative meat industry hits back at beef business in labelling row
A petition asking for stricter regulation on how lab-grown meats are labelled has polarised opinion in the American food and drink sector, with some going so far as to call it a violation of one of the cornerstones of the nation's Constitution.
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QA/QC In-Depth Focus 2018
In this In-Depth Focus, Tania Portolés looks at how experts can expand the detection and quantification of contaminants in food samples and David Stadler and Rudolf Krska discuss the impact of lot-to-lot variation’s use on determining the accuracy of a multi-mycotoxin assay.
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European Commission moves to boost transparency in food safety studies
The announcement comes in response to a request brought forward in a European Citizens' Initiative concerning glyphosate.
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The transparent food packaging patch that detects off meat
Is that meat still good? Are you sure? McMaster researchers have developed a test to bring certainty to the delicate but critical question of whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.
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Lot-to-lot variation: a neglected issue in method validation of LC-MS-based assays
Food analysis, particularly the determination of contaminants and residues, is often based on LC-MS methods in combination with external solvent-based or matrix-matched calibration. The performance of such methods is typically evaluated by in-house validation from replicate analysis of a single lot of a matrix. However, different lots of a matrix…
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Issue #2 2018 – Digital Version
In this issue; Food Fraud 2018: getting to the heart of the matter at New Food’s global conference, QA/QCs – new approaches in the field of method validation and testing of contaminants, and catering for the less-sweet tooth and healthier palate through innovative reformulation
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Isotope fingerprinting method lifts lid on salmon nutrition
To reduce costs and impact on wild fish stocks, carnivorous fish are increasingly fed plant-based diets in aquaculture. However, the rapid development in aquaculture fish production has not been matched by new methods that accurately can trace the food chain supply in aquaculture production.
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MRIs to ‘taste’ loins and hams without opening them
Researchers from the University of Extremadura (Spain) have developed a methodology that allows them to discover the properties of hams and whole loins using magnetic resonance imaging, the same non-invasive technique used in medicine.
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Scotch beef DNA traceability feasibility study commissioned
A study to look at the feasibility of introducing DNA traceability as an additional measure to guarantee the authenticity of Scotch Beef PGI, is being commissioned by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
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Acrylamide legislation: what’s it about and how does the food industry need to react
New legislation concerning the chemical acrylamide in food will come into force in April. But what is the panic about and how can the food industry cut the levels of a natural byproduct of the cooking process. Ashton Baylis, Product Manager with testing and measurement equipment manufacturer testo, tells us…
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Whitepaper: Fapas – Putting the ‘Quality’ into External Quality Control
Quality control (QC) in food testing laboratories is often thought of as an essential burden. A lot of time and effort (and money) is put into establishing QC mechanisms, especially for accreditation purposes. In fact quality control should be built into your everyday routine and have minimal adverse impact on…
