Infection Control Today - Contaminated Food Products

DuPont Qualicon BAX System Adopted as AOAC Official Method for Detecting Listeria Monocytogenes

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The BAX system, a genetics-based diagnostic tool from DuPont Qualicon, has been adopted by AOAC International as an official method for detecting Listeria monocytogenes in food. This follows a similar action in July, when AOAC approved the BAX system as ...More

September 23, 2003

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eMerge Begins Development of Human Hand Infection Control Scanning Device

SEBASTIAN, Fla. -- eMerge Interactive, Inc., a technology company providing food safety, individual-animal tracking and supply-procurement services to the beef-production industry announced that successful studies have led them to launch a product development program to ...More

September 11, 2003

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Lactoferrin Considered Safe to Fight E. Coli

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that aLF Ventures of Salt Lake City has consulted with the agency about the company's plans to market lactoferrin, a component of an antimicrobial spray. This spray can be applied to uncooked beef ...More

August 25, 2003

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FDA Unveils Five-Part Strategic Action Plan to "Protect and Advance America's Health"

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a comprehensive five-part strategic action plan titled "Protecting and Advancing America's Health: A Strategic Action Plan for the 21st Century," the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today outlined how it is taking new steps to protect and ...More

August 22, 2003

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Infection Protection Starts at Home: Kill the Viruses and Bacteria that Can Harm Your Family

WAYNE, N.J. -- Basic infection prevention in the home can have a major impact on your family's health. Viruses, bacteria, and fungi are common guests in our homes, and many can cause us to be sick. The vast majority of infections caused by these germs, such as colds, ...More

August 19, 2003

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Georgia Agriculture Department Finds Contaminated Mushrooms

ATLANTA -- Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced last week that Georgia Department of Agriculture food scientists have found two samples of a brand of sliced fresh mushrooms to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a species of potentially dangerous ...More

August 18, 2003

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BAX System Detects Emerging Foodborne Pathogen That Strikes Infants

WILMINGTON -- DuPont today announced that its BAX detection system -- an innovative genetics- based screening method that accurately identifies dangerous bacteria and pathogens in food and food processing equipment within hours -- can now identify Enterobacter sakazakii in ...More

July 31, 2003

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First Harvest of Plants Containing Botulinum A Antibodies Produces Good News for Food-Safety Testing

TORONTO -- Antibodies to Botulinum Toxin type A have just been harvested from a crop of tobacco plants in Ontario. Developed by the Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph, and funded by Toxin Alert Inc., the Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture ...More

July 24, 2003

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Where Are the Best Office-Building Bathrooms? Kimberly-Clark Professional Announces Contest Winners

ROSWELL, Ga. -- As many people can attest, a good restroom is hard to find. A great one that is also clean and sanitary is even harder. After a nationwide search for entries for the "Best Office Building Bathroom" Contest, Kimberly-Clark Professional has selected ...More

July 2, 2003

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Herb Wrap Destroys Lethal Food Bug

NEW YORK and HAIFA, Israel -- Shoppers confronted with the "paper or plastic" question in the supermarket checkout may soon also need to decide whether they want their perishables in plain or basil wrapping. The basil is the same popular herb used to flavor foods. ...More

July 1, 2003

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