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Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced AOAC has validated NeoSeek™ for STEC, a proprietary testing platform that determines the genetic composition of bacteria in a food sample. The newly validated test detects and identifies seven Shiga toxin-producing strains of E. coli (STEC) known to cause severe human illness. Share this:August 20th, 2019 | Category: Corporate news, Food industry | Tags: analysis of pathogens and spoilage organisms, AOAC, AOAC validation, DNA identification methods, Dr. Jason Lilly, E. coli (STEC), foodborne pathogen genetics, Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, meat industry, Neogen press releases, NeoSeek platform, pathogen, STEC | Comments are closed A new study is showing that proteins known as colicins, which are produced by genetically modified plants, can be extracted and applied to contaminated meat and produce to kill harmful E. coli bacteria. Recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team engineered tobacco, leafy beets, spinach, chicory and lettuce […] Share this:September 16th, 2015 | Category: Food industry | Tags: acid washes, antibiotics, colicins, E. coli bacteria, E. coli in food, E. coli strains, E.coli, food additive, generally recognized as safe, genetically modified plants, heat processing, meat industry, organic produce, plant cells, proteins, Salmonella | Comments are closed [ SPANISH ] There are many books that have changed culture: from the works of William Shakespeare that introduced more than 1,700 words to the English language, to other books affecting baby names — for instance, Khaleesi from George R. R. Martin’s epic saga, A Song of Ice and Fire series and popular HBO show […] Share this:May 15th, 2014 | Category: Animal safety, Food industry, Offbeat, Spanish | Tags: animal industry, book, egg safety, eggs, food, Food safety, meat, meat industry, Meat Inspection Act, poultry, poultry industry, Pure Food and Drugs Act, TBT, The Jungle, Throwback Thursday, Upton Sinclair | Comments are closed Some of the meat industry’s largest trade groups are challenging the U.S.’s newest version of its country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law. The eight groups, which represent producers in the beef and pork industries from across North America, say COOL violates the U.S. Constitution by “compelling speech in the form of costly and detailed labels on meat […] Share this:July 10th, 2013 | Category: Food industry | Tags: beef, Canada, COOL, country of origin labeling, Food safety, meat industry, Mexico, pork, USDA, WTO | Comments are closed The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final version of the changes to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for muscle cut commodities last week. The rule changes how these commodities are labeled to require the origin designation to include information not only on where the meat came from (currently often listed as “Product of the U.S.”), […] Share this:May 29th, 2013 | Category: Food industry | Tags: Canada, COOL, country of origin labeling, Food safety, meat, meat industry, meat labeling, Mexico, regulation, USDA, WTO | Comments are closed It will soon be easier to tell what cut of meat you’re buying at the grocery store. Groups representing the beef and pork industries are rolling out new, easier to understand names for more than 350 cuts of meat, NBC News reports. The initiative to update the Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards (URMIS) is led […] Share this:April 4th, 2013 | Category: Food industry | Tags: beef, Food safety, meat cut names, meat cuts, meat industry, pork | Comments are closed A proposed rule would change labeling on certain products, including meat, to still provide origin information while conforming to international trade agreements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the proposed change to country of origin labeling (COOL) rule Friday. A pre-publication version currently is available on the Federal Register website, with the final version […] Share this:March 11th, 2013 | Category: Animal safety, Food industry | Tags: animal safety, beef, COOL, country of origin labeling, Food safety, meat industry, meat labeling, poultry, regulation, swine, WTO | Comments are closed Japan is slated to reduce import restrictions on U.S. beef next year, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. Once Japan’s health ministry receives approval from Japan’s Food Safety Commission, the ministry will increase the age limit on U.S. beef from 20 months to 30 months and younger, according to the article. The limits originally were imposed to […] Share this:October 11th, 2012 | Category: Food industry | Tags: beef, BSE, cattle, exports, Food safety, impor, Japan, meat industry | Comments are closed A pilot program aimed at streamlining meat inspection at the U.S.-Canadian border has some food safety and consumer groups concerned. A part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan, the pilot program results will help determine if a small number of businesses can achieve pre-clearance for fresh beef and pork shipments across the border, according […] Share this:September 20th, 2012 | Category: Food industry | Tags: CFIA, Food safety, FSIS, inspection, meat, meat industry, regulation, USDA | Comments are closed The fight over labels of origin for meat sold in the U.S. isn’t over, despite a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling. Earlier this week, a coalition of groups including the Made in the USA Foundation and the Ranchers-Cattleman Action Legal Fund, filed a lawsuit against the WTO in Denver’s U.S. District Court hoping to get […] Share this:September 7th, 2012 | Category: Food industry | Tags: COOL, country of origin labeling, Food safety, lawsuit, meat, meat industry, meat labeling, WTO | Comments are closed |
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