Featured in this issue of Food Quality MagazineJune/July 2010
Michigan Turkey Producers Wins Food Quality Award
Investments improved quality, nearly eliminated pathogen growth
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Toxicologial Safety of Irradiated Foods
This article is excerpted from a chapter in “Food Irradiation Research and Technology,” which was edited by Christopher H. Sommers, PhD, and Xuetong Fan, PhD. The book was published in 2006 by Wiley-Blackwell, which also publishes Food Quality magazine.
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Exclusive News from the Food Quality eUpdate09.08.10
CDC Lists Food Pathogens for 2007
Of the 734 foodborne disease outbreaks with known etiologies in 2007, Norovirus and Salmonella accounted for the lion’s share of reports, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported in the Aug. 13 edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) .
Novel Mechanism Found to Affect Salmonella Virulence
Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a mechanism that may explain part of the organism’s ability to respond to inhospitable conditions. By selectively altering its production of proteins in a manner not previously recognized, Salmonella can change both its susceptibility to antibiotics and its level of virulence.
Some Gulf Waters Reopening to Commercial Fishing
Certain waters in the Gulf of Mexico are being reopened to commercial fishing after the cleanup and control of the oil spill resulting from the April explosion on British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig.
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Overcoming Practical Challenges of Pesticide Residue Analysis Through Integrated Technology and Workflow Solutions
- September 14, 2010
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One of the biggest challenges in ensuring the safety of our food supplies is the measurement of hazardous, ultra trace level components in the presence of a highly complex sample matrix. For the analysis of pesticides in food matrices the increased use of liquid chromatography systems, coupled with tandem quadrupole mass spectrometers have allowed progress in reducing the problems caused by the sample matrix. This webinar will focus on an integrated workflow for multi-residue pesticide analysis in complex...
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Food Safety Legislation and Regulation - Ready or Not?
The food & beverage industry is undergoing unprecedented change and increased scrutiny in light of recent high-profile quality and consumer food safety issues. Now the federal government is ready to pass legislation that will increase regulation and introduce penalties for non-compliance. Will your company be prepared if the FDA comes knocking? What lessons can food companies take from their counterparts in industries such as life sciences that have been more highly regulated for years?
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Implementing SQF 2000 Systems
- September 15, 2010 - September 16, 2010
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EcoSure (A Division of Ecolab, Inc.), a licensed SQF Training Center. City of Industry, CA. Please contact foodsafety@ecolab.com for information and registration details.
