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Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

A new survey examining U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors related to food date labels found widespread confusion, leading to unnecessary discards, increased waste and food safety risks.

20 Feb 2019

Sausage mislabeling in Canada is down, new study finds

Sausage mislabelling in Canada is down, according to a new University of Guelph DNA barcoding study.

15 Feb 2019

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Mark Berman, M.D., of Beverly Hills, California, for illegally marketing an unapproved implantable device, the Pocket Protector, that Dr. Berman claims can prevent and treat a complication of breast implants known as capsular contracture, or tightening of scar tissue.

14 Feb 2019

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of bacteria -- Bacillus cereus -- which cause foodborne illness, according to researchers who implemented whole-genome sequencing of a pathogen-outbreak investigation.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint increase in contamination caused by POPs in animal fur

Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University, working as part of an international toxicologists' team, studied fur samples of the wild terrestrial mammals in Primorye, Russian Far East.

14 Feb 2019

Scientists receive $1.5 million to develop new technology for detecting healthcare-associated infections

Healthcare-associated infections are the fourth leading cause of death in Canada, predicted to move up to second place by 2050.

8 Feb 2019

Researchers discover first sour taste receptor used by flies to choose between foods

Taste is so familiar a sensation that you might think scientists had long ago sorted out how the sense works. Yet such research is far from settled.

6 Feb 2019

Call for a global alert on Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo

The Lancet has reported about the alarming status of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the 4th of this month following a reported 785 deaths due to the disease in the country.

6 Feb 2019

Sinks next to toilets in hospital may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase

Sinks situated next to patient toilets in hospital rooms may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase, increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

4 Feb 2019

Commonly-used emollients can pose significant fire risk, research shows

New research carried out by forensic scientists at Anglia Ruskin University has shown that commonly-used emollients can pose a significant fire risk once they have dried on fabric such as clothing and bedding.

4 Feb 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and foodborne diseases pay no heed to national frontiers

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to the tune of seven million euros will run for five years and will be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.

31 Jan 2019

Expediting HPLC Method Development in Pharmaceutical Analysis

In this interview, Michael Dong discusses stability-indicating methods such as UHPLC, in pharmaceutical analysis. At Pittcon, Michael will introduce a 3-pronged template approach to HPLC method development.

From Pittcon 30 Jan 2019

Research shows how waterproofs using fluorochemicals are over-engineered for consumers

Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.

30 Jan 2019

Injection of opioids may increase infective endocarditis risk

People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. In a new study from ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers discovered a significant rise in the risk of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection, among Ontarians who inject drugs.

28 Jan 2019

Contamination News and Research

Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

Sausage mislabeling in Canada is down, new study finds

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Researchers pinpoint increase in contamination caused by POPs in animal fur

Scientists receive $1.5 million to develop new technology for detecting healthcare-associated infections

Researchers discover first sour taste receptor used by flies to choose between foods

Call for a global alert on Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo

Sinks next to toilets in hospital may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase

Commonly-used emollients can pose significant fire risk, research shows

Antimicrobial resistance and foodborne diseases pay no heed to national frontiers

Expediting HPLC Method Development in Pharmaceutical Analysis

Research shows how waterproofs using fluorochemicals are over-engineered for consumers

Injection of opioids may increase infective endocarditis risk

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs have reached the Arctic

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

New study reports presence of microplastics in common groundwater source

Clinical Design launches world’s only hygienic digital urine test at Arab Health 2019

Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead show heightened aggression

Researchers develop new model to predict methylmercury levels in tuna fish

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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