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Low-cost lab-on-a-chip diagnostic tests become attractive area of research

Scientists in Australia are reporting the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device - microscopic technology that can transport fluids for medical tests and other purposes in a lab-on-a-chip.

19 Feb 2010

Micro Imaging Technology becomes Micro Identification Technologies

Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. today announced that it has changed is company name to Micro Identification Technologies to better reflect the extensive capabilities of its ID technology software.

19 Feb 2010

Eriez unveils new Dual-Beam X-Ray and Metal Detector systems for improved food safety

Eriez®, world authority in magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, has introduced an extra wide combination E-Z Tec® Dual-Beam Multi-Zone X-Ray and Metal Detector System.

18 Feb 2010

Program for healthcare writing opportunities

With ever-rising healthcare spending, writing opportunities about the health and wellness industry are unlimited. “Regardless of economic conditions, writers will always have lots of topics to cover,” says Sherry Shameer Cohen, President of the Connecticut Press Club.

18 Feb 2010

Researchers find food safety violations in independently owned ethnic restaurants in Kansas

In a study of independently owned restaurants in 14 Kansas counties, Kansas State University researchers found a significantly higher number of food safety violations in ethnic restaurants than in nonethnic restaurants. The next step for their research is to understand the reasons for these differences and to work alongside restaurant operators to remedy the problems.

17 Feb 2010

Calif. budget cuts will hit adult day care centers, prison health care; Texas and Kansas weigh Medicaid cuts

Under the most recent cost-saving budget proposals, 327 adult day healthcare centers throughout California would be eliminated. Cuts could save the state $135 million in fiscal 2011, state projections show.

11 Feb 2010

Seminar held in Tallinn provides information about hygienic design and cleaning procedures

Hygiene in food processing factories is highly dependent on hygienic design of the process lines and equipment as well as on cleaning efficiency. Principles of hygiene design are simple but several faults appear in food processing premises. Hygienically designed process lines are supposed to be cleanable but still optimization of cleaning programs is worthwhile.

11 Feb 2010

NCCID to host consultation with national and international experts to discuss ways to fight superbugs

The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) is hosting a consultation with national and international experts in Winnipeg on February 10th and 11th, 2010 to discuss ways to fight the threat posed by "superbugs," or bacteria that are increasingly resistant to conventional treatment with antibiotics.

11 Feb 2010

Strategic Diagnostics is now SDIX

Strategic Diagnostics Inc., a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic, and food safety applications, today announced it will be doing business as SDIX (Strategic Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a SDIX).

11 Feb 2010

India puts indefinite 'moratorium' on release of country's first GM vegetable

"India has postponed the launch of its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable, saying it would adopt a cautious approach and wait for more scientific studies on the impact of the new variety of eggplant," Reuters reports (Majumdar, 2/9).

11 Feb 2010

Eating reptile meat can cause varying degrees of illness

Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into question the wisdom of eating this 'delicacy.'

10 Feb 2010

MSU launches research and training program to address product counterfeiting

Michigan State University has launched the nation's first comprehensive research and training program designed to address product counterfeiting-- which the FBI has called "the crime of the 21st century."

10 Feb 2010

FDA investigates Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in Italian sausage products

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with certain Italian-style sausage products including salami/salame.

5 Feb 2010

CRN issues statement on "The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010"

The responsible dietary supplement industry represents the health and wellness interests of more than 150 million Americans who use dietary supplements each year. The number one priority for CRN and our members is to ensure that our consumers have access to safe, beneficial products that they can incorporate into their daily wellness regimens.

4 Feb 2010

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

Democrats' health overhaul efforts are stalled in Congress, but President Obama's 2011 budget offers a "modest" back-up plan, the Associated Press reports. "The budget released Monday contains lots of respectable ideas to squeeze savings, expand coverage and improve quality, but no ambitious change that launches the nation on a path to health care for all."

2 Feb 2010

New product recall system for food and consumer product industries

FoodTrack Inc., an industry leader that provides early and pre-incident advisories for recalls, outbreaks and similar events that adversely impact the food and consumer product industries, announced today the development of a new, patent pending product recall system designed to mitigate risk, protect consumer health and improve the effectiveness of the product recall process.

2 Feb 2010

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting $4.03 billion to promote and protect public health as part of the President's fiscal year 2011 budget - a 23 percent increase over the agency's current $3.28 billion budget.

2 Feb 2010

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc.), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, food safety, and industrial applications, today announced it has been selected again by Science Applications International Corporation - Frederick (SAIC-F) to develop monoclonal antibodies for the National Cancer Institute’s “Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer” initiative (CPTC: http://proteomics.cancer.gov).

2 Feb 2010

Mechanical tenderization linked to E. coli outbreaks, safe food attorney calls for specific FSIS label

Safe food attorney Bill Marler has called for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to label meats that have undergone mechanical tenderization. The controversial process has been linked to numerous outbreaks of the dangerous pathogen E. coli O157:H7, yet there is currently no disclosure required.

29 Jan 2010

Real-time data provide baseline information on sodium contents of processed foods

Sodium is essential for myriad biological processes including fluid balance and muscle contraction. However, too much sodium can have harmful effects such as increasing blood pressure.

28 Jan 2010

Food Safety News and Research

Low-cost lab-on-a-chip diagnostic tests become attractive area of research

Micro Imaging Technology becomes Micro Identification Technologies

Eriez unveils new Dual-Beam X-Ray and Metal Detector systems for improved food safety

Program for healthcare writing opportunities

Researchers find food safety violations in independently owned ethnic restaurants in Kansas

Calif. budget cuts will hit adult day care centers, prison health care; Texas and Kansas weigh Medicaid cuts

Seminar held in Tallinn provides information about hygienic design and cleaning procedures

NCCID to host consultation with national and international experts to discuss ways to fight superbugs

Strategic Diagnostics is now SDIX

India puts indefinite 'moratorium' on release of country's first GM vegetable

Eating reptile meat can cause varying degrees of illness

MSU launches research and training program to address product counterfeiting

FDA investigates Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in Italian sausage products

CRN issues statement on "The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010"

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

New product recall system for food and consumer product industries

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

Mechanical tenderization linked to E. coli outbreaks, safe food attorney calls for specific FSIS label

Real-time data provide baseline information on sodium contents of processed foods

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