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This breaking news channel highlights experts, research, and feature stories related to food safety and outbreaks of contaminants in the food supply such as e. coli.


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SCIHeat Method to Kill Salmonella Less Effective on Whole Cuts of Beef
Salmonella was more resistant to heat treatment of whole cuts of beef than in ground beef products, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
J. of Food Science
13-Aug-2009
15:25 ET
Research Citation
 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)View Article 
SCIBeware of Washing Away the Pathogens and Sending Them to the Food
Research at Kansas State University's Food safety Consortium shows that without proper precautions, washing the floor drains in food processing plants could actually make it easier for any Listeria monocytogenes to travel from the drain to points on the processing line.
12-Aug-2009
00:00 ET
Research
 University of Arkansas, Food Safety ConsortiumView Article 
SCILooking for Creative Ways Online to Get Their Hands Washed
Iowa State University's food safety Web site emphasizes information on hand washing documented in research-based findings.
12-Aug-2009
00:00 ET
 University of Arkansas, Food Safety ConsortiumView Article 
MEDFood Storage Safety: Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning
Foods may look, smell and even taste fine -- and still harbor bacteria that can cause food poisoning. The July issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource provides an overview of food storage safety and how to avoid bad bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella.
22-Jul-2009
13:40 ET
 Mayo ClinicView Article 
LIFSmithsonian Fellowship Helps Environmental Historian Understand Moral Economy of Food Production
Benjamin Cohen, an environmental historian and historian of science with an interest in modern environmental thought and the land and food at the center of it, looks to the past for insight into how we live, and eat, today.
09-Jul-2009
15:00 ET
 University of VirginiaView Article 
SCIHigh Pressure Offers an Improved Method to Prepare Samples for the Detection of Food-borne Pathogens
Since the Jack-in-the-Box outbreak in 1993, food contamination continues to dominate the headlines. New sample preparation technologies continue to be developed, enabling scientists to extract biomolecules related to food-borne pathogens more quickly, accurately, and efficiently than ever before.
29-Jun-2009
10:10 ET
 Pressure BioSciencesView Article 
SCIFood Safety May be Easier to Learn When Taught as a Music Parody
Musical parodies of contemporary songs can be effective in educating people about safe food handling, according to an article in the Journal of Food Science Education, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Journal of Food Science Education
24-Jun-2009
15:05 ET
Research Citation
 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)View Article 
SCIOrganic Acids, Plant Extracts and Irradiation Combine to Beat the Bacteria
A mixture of some organic acids and some extracts from plants turns out to be enough to greatly reduce pathogenic bacteria on chicken breast meat.
Expert available
27-May-2009
00:00 ET
 University of Arkansas, Food Safety ConsortiumView Article 
SCITry Thai Or Rosemary When Spicing the Meat to Curb Carcinogens
Warm weather brings on the seasonal meat favorites that are barbecued, grilled, broiled or fried. That also means more potential exposure to carcinogenic compounds known as heterocyclic amines (HCAs). There’s a way to reduce the risk significantly by just adding some spices – rosemary extracts or Thai spices.
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27-May-2009
00:00 ET
 University of Arkansas, Food Safety ConsortiumView Article 
SCIDNA Detection Methods Being Used to Fight Illegal Practices in Global Fish and Seafood Trade
Along with the increased worldwide demand for fish and seafood is a rise in the illegal practice of substituting lesser-valued seafood for the more highly prized varieties, such as sea bass labeled as halibut or rockfish labeled as red snapper. To prevent this illegal practice, a number of DNA-based methods have been developed to detect fish and seafood species in commercial products.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
15-Apr-2009
14:00 ET
Research Citation
 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)View Article 

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