Items Tagged with 'food pathogens'

From April to August 2020, the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), in partnership with North Carolina State University (NC State) researchers, conducted a scientific literature review to understand the nature of survival and persistence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in foods and on food contact surfaces and food packaging materials, and the potential for foodborne transmission.

Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens announced the appointment of Mary Duseau as President and CEO.

Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced the results of a study demonstrating a limits-based testing application to accurately detect 1 colony forming unit per gram (CFU/g) contamination levels of Salmonella in 375-g ground turkey samples within one working shift.

Neogen says it has developed the quickest and easiest test to definitively detect Listeria. New ANSR for Listeria is the second test available for Neogen’s revolutionary ANSR pathogen detection system and will provide results after only 20 minutes of reaction time.

Canadian researchers say they have developed a method to detect pathogens like E. coli, salmonella and listeria before they can contaminate food and water.