Vaccines and Microbials to Control E.Coli
Since E.Coli 0157 was recognised as a serious food safety issue in the 1980's following a poisoning outbreak in the US in hamburgers, there have been numerous attempts to institute controls, writes TheMeatSite senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Studies Step up Battle Against Illegal Growth Promoters
Due to the economic benefits that can be gained from the use of illegal growth promoters in beef cattle, their illegal administration continues, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Detection of Residues in Food
The common use of anthelmintics in animal production for food has produced concerns that they are often unnecessarily administered to animals, leading to an increased risk of residues occurring in food and due to the build-up of resistance to the dwindling...

Innovations Between Hygiene and Flexibility
The process of demographic change in the industrial nations, especially in Europe, represents a major challenge to the food industry as a whole.

System to Detect Poultry Contamination
Technology developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that automatically scans poultry carcasses for contamination has been successfully tested in a commercial poultry plant.

Long-Term Health Outcomes of Foodborne Pathogens
Scientific investigations must be carried out to draw a true picture of foodborne illnesses and to improve knowledge of them according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Chiller Water Disinfection Management Practices
The chilling process is one of several key steps used in poultry processing to ensure the safety and quality of products, according to Poultry Tech, the agricultural technology research programme publication of Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Campylobacter in Chicken Carcases
A US survey of the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken carcases after slaughter has found there is a great reduction between the times of Re-Hang and Post Chill, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Harmonising E.coli Monitoring Across Europe
The European Food Safety Authority is to review the way the e.coli is monitored and reported and harmonise methods across EU countries, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Safety of Packaging Materials are Safe
A scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that two food packaging materials, whose safety was questioned by the Food Standards Agency of the UK and Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, of The Netherlands,...

New Act to Enhance E.coli Inspection
New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced new legislation in a bid to put in place tighter controls over the incidence of e.coli that is being found in food across the US, in particular in ground beef, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris...

Fighting Biofilm Food Contamination
A former Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and a private company worked to develop a new chemical formulation that could help meat processing plants keep work surfaces free of contamination.

Food Safety in Pork Production and Processing
Pork production has safety implications for both producers and consumers, Dr Brian Evans, the executive vice president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told the recent World Pork Conference in Qingdao China. By TheMeatSite Senior Editor...

Beef: Its what's for Dinner, Lunch and Breakfast
The overindulgence of meat negatively affects more than just cardiac health writes Corinne Dumonecea at from North Carolina State University.

"Seeing" Poultry Carcase Contamination
A team of USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists have made two improvements to a hyperspectral imaging system used to scan the surface of poultry carcases for contaminants.