Gamma ray irradiation is more effective than the electron beam version in the reduction of bacterial populations in ground beef and has no adverse effect on quality and sensory characteristics such as colour, chewiness, and taste, according to Korean researchers. via www.foodqualitynews.com

Currently food processors have to employ two separate tests because the toxins that E. coli produces, which actually cause food poisoning, can be present in food even after the bacteria is dead and gone. This testing can be time consuming with results taking three to five days to come through. via www.foodqualitynews.com

Gamma ray irradiation is more effective than the electron beam version in the reduction of bacterial populations in ground beef and has no adverse effect on quality and sensory characteristics such as colour, chewiness, and taste, according to Korean researchers. via www.foodnavigator-usa.com

(Drinks Media Wire). New package released to help food companies meet the requirements of the recently approved FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System. A new Food Safety Standard, FSSC 22000, has received approval from the Global Food Safety Initiative, and will soon begin influencing food manufacturers all over the globe. With food safety problems making [...]

The UK-based company said its Brilliance Staph 24 Agar analysis allows the isolation and calculation of CPS levels within 24 hours – cutting result waiting times in half. Traditional media – such as Baird-Parker Egg Yolk Tellurite Agar – take at least 48 hours to produce a result, Oxoid industrial product manage Dr. Alastair Thomas [...]