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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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