Thermo Scientific Triple Quadrupole TSQ 9000 GC-MS/MS system
11 April, 2019A validated dioxin analytical workflow is designed to provide sensitive and reliable solution for screening food and feed.
Detect water vapour in packaging
05 June, 2018A new standard is providing a way to test for water vapour transmission through flexible barrier materials using electrolytic detection sensors.
Test to check health benefits of foods
05 June, 2018A validated test to measure if a specialty food or supplement has health benefits in humans has been developed.
What do hatching chicks and food safety have in common?
04 April, 2018Eggshells seem so fragile but so robust at the same time, and scientists from McGill University said this is all down to the eggshell's nanostructure.
Stopping norovirus
12 March, 2018Norovirus — the scourge of the cruise ship and, lately, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Vaccines fail to protect farmed fish from disease
31 January, 2018Vaccines used by commercial fish farmers may actually be doing more harm than good.
The sound of good bubbly
13 December, 2017 by Nichola MurphyA new study suggests you may be able to differentiate between a high-quality glass of champagne and cheap bubbly just by listening to the sound of the bubbles.
The smell of death is a dead giveaway
08 December, 2017By detecting decay compounds such as cadaverine at very low levels, a newly developed bioelectronics sensor can alert users to rotting food before the stench becomes obvious.
Flies carry more harmful bacteria than suspected
27 November, 2017Researchers studied the microbiomes of 116 houseflies and blowflies from three different continents and found they carried over 600 hundred different species of bacteria.
Can sunlight stop E. coli in its tracks?
20 November, 2017Treating wastewater with solar irradiation shows promise in reducing two E. coli strains, but a resilient strain persists.
European research program tackles foodborne zoonoses
06 November, 2017A European research program that aims to develop and share scientific knowledge on issues such as foodborne zoonoses will be coordinated by ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety.
Particle & Surface Sciences POLA 2000 applications
24 August, 2017Particle & Surface Sciences' POLA 2000 has been modified to include extra applications.
Campylobacter causes the most foodborne illnesses in Denmark
03 July, 2017Just because Campylobacter caused the most foodborne disease in Denmark doesn't mean you can't still get Salmonella from your pet snake.
Characterising 'normal' milk
30 June, 2017To minimise the chances of the global milk supply being impacted by safety breaches, IBM and Cornell University are using genetic sequencing and big data analytics to characterise milk.
How E. coli chats
23 June, 2017They can't use smartphones or Wi-Fi, but bacteria have evolved some seriously complex strategies to communicate with one another. And the resulting interactions are a delicate balance of cooperation and, in some cases, competition. Biologists have uncovered a new way that bacteria lay siege to neighbouring cells by hijacking two factors involved in protein synthesis.