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News for August 2008

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  • Regulator Urges Action on Food-Borne Pathogen Resistance - Thursday, August 7, 2008
    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a redrafted opinion that maintains the growing use of antimicrobial agents in food could be damaging human resistance to bacteria.
  • [QA on the Road:] IAFP Opens in Columbus, Ohio - Monday, August 4, 2008
    Dr. Russel S. Flowers, chairman and chief scientific officer of the Silliker Group, opened the meeting with the Ivan Parkin Lecture.
  • Mexico Criticizes U.S. Salmonella Findings - Monday, August 4, 2008
    Mexican official: The Salmonella sample that one U.S. official called "a smoking gun" was taken from a water tank that had not been used for more than two months to irrigate crops.
  • Aflatoxin Detection Kit Validated by USDA - Monday, August 4, 2008
    A tool that provides quick and cost effective analysis of aflatoxin levels in raw materials and their derived products has been rated effective by the USDA, said developer Euro-Diagnostica.
  • Food Origin Labels Will Cost $2.5 Billion - Monday, August 4, 2008
    U.S. companies will spend $2.5 billion next year complying with the country-of-origin food label rules, according to Agriculture Department findings outlined Friday.
  • bioMérieux Unveils New E. coli O157/H7 Detection Technology at IAFP - Monday, August 4, 2008
    VIDAS UP delivers test results in just seven hours and has the flexibility of analyzing larger sample sizes of up to 375 grams, the company said.
  • Senators Introduce Bill to Reform FDA's Food Safety Systems - Friday, August 1, 2008
    The bipartisan bill focuses on four key areas: food-borne illness prevention; food-borne illness detection and response; food defense capabilities; and overall resources.
  • Capt. Craig A. Shepherd Receives 2008 Walter F. Snyder Award - Friday, August 1, 2008
    The award, given in honor of NSF's co-founder and first executive director, is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of environment health.
  • Key Red Flour Beetle Gene Sequenced - Friday, August 1, 2008
    Tracking the red flour beetle in grain storage facilities could become easier, thanks to research to identify a key gene in this grain-feeding pest.
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