Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala to prevent contamination with aflatoxins, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist.
Thanksgiving is when people get together around the dinner table and, unless you want your loved ones getting violently ill, it is a good time to think about food safety. Dr. Ben Chapman, food safety specialist and assistant professor of food science at NC State University, can offer suggestions to ensure your Thanksgiving meal is a safe one.
Iowa State University Food Safety Consortium researchers have found a way to use natural ingredients to fight the potential of pathogenic contamination in organic products to make up for what nitrite isn’t present to do.
Kansas State University’s distance education program in food science is making its curriculum available to food industry employees and others who may not find it convenient to be a conventional on-campus student.
A Kansas State University study has shown that when preparing frozen foods, adolescents are less likely than adults to wash their hands and are more susceptible to cross-contaminating raw foods while cooking.
Institute of Food Technologists will host a press conference on the findings and recommendations from a new technical study that recommends guidelines to establish a comprehensive product tracing system to track the movement of food products effectively from farm to table.
Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive “dipstick” test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages. Their paper-strip test is more practical than conventional pesticide tests, producing results in minutes rather than hours by means of an easy-to-read color-change, they say.
Iowa State University researchers are beginning to work with a new $500,000 terahertz ray instrument that provides a new way to measure and characterize materials. The instrument should produce useful data for the automotive, aviation, food, energy, materials, pharmaceuticals, medical, forensics, defense and homeland security fields.
Ryerson University experts offer tips on how to safely prep a turkey and how to shop securely.
A small molecule designed to detect cyanide in water samples works quickly, is easy to use, and glows under ultraviolet or "black" light. Although the fluorescent molecule is not yet ready for market, its Indiana University Bloomington creators report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (now online) that the tool is already able to sense cyanide below the toxicity threshold established by the World Health Organization.
A recent study from the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, determined that smoking salmon at adequately high temperatures is a step in reducing the risk of Listeria monocytogenes in the fish.
Food and water around the world could soon become safer for human consumption thanks to a new cattle vaccine created by University of Saskatchewan graduate student David Asper.
As take-out food continues to increase in popularity, new research from Kansas State University has found that safe handling labels can help restaurants and food providers distinguish themselves in a competitive marketplace.
From household appliances to prescription drugs, nanotechnology will have an impact on everyday lives. Nanotechnology is the science and technology of the production and manipulation of materials at nanoscale levels of approximately 100 nanometers or smaller. A new paper in the October 2009 issue of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, discusses the emerging challenges and potential solutions generated by nanotechnology.
A new study from the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, shows that microwave reheating of hotdogs for 75 seconds at high power may decrease risks from pathogens that cause food-borne illness.
The October 2009 issue of the Journal of Food Science reviews the key concepts of RFID technology and its food safety applications to the food industry.
Researchers found that a common kitchen spice contains an active component that reduces the deadliness of the Escherichia coli O157 toxin, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. E. coli O157 toxins cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea, acute renal failure and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Foodborne pathogens like Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes are serious safety issues for food processors and consumers alike. However, meat and poultry products may be rendered safer with the use of edible apple film wraps, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Researchers demonstrate that the combination of certain bacteria and a common purple dye can reveal the presence of toxins in milk in just a few hours.
Oregano, allspice and garlic essential oils (EOs) can be effective, natural barriers against E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. The new study from government researchers revealed that oregano oil was found to be the most effective antimicrobial, followed by allspice and garlic.
Monolaurin, an extract from coconut oil could be used as a microbial agent in foods, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to educate AIDS patients on food safety.
Salmonella was more resistant to heat treatment of whole cuts of beef than in ground beef products, according to a study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Iowa State University's food safety Web site emphasizes information on hand washing documented in research-based findings.
Research at Kansas State University's Food safety Consortium shows that without proper precautions, washing the floor drains in food processing plants could actually make it easier for any Listeria monocytogenes to travel from the drain to points on the processing line.
Foods may look, smell and even taste fine -- and still harbor bacteria that can cause food poisoning. The July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of food storage safety and how to avoid bad bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella.
Benjamin Cohen, an environmental historian and historian of science with an interest in modern environmental thought and the land and food at the center of it, looks to the past for insight into how we live, and eat, today.
Since the Jack-in-the-Box outbreak in 1993, food contamination continues to dominate the headlines. New sample preparation technologies continue to be developed, enabling scientists to extract biomolecules related to food-borne pathogens more quickly, accurately, and efficiently than ever before.
Musical parodies of contemporary songs can be effective in educating people about safe food handling, according to an article in the Journal of Food Science Education, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
A mixture of some organic acids and some extracts from plants turns out to be enough to greatly reduce pathogenic bacteria on chicken breast meat.
Warm weather brings on the seasonal meat favorites that are barbecued, grilled, broiled or fried. That also means more potential exposure to carcinogenic compounds known as heterocyclic amines (HCAs). There's a way to reduce the risk significantly by just adding some spices "“ rosemary extracts or Thai spices.
Along with the increased worldwide demand for fish and seafood is a rise in the illegal practice of substituting lesser-valued seafood for the more highly prized varieties, such as sea bass labeled as halibut or rockfish labeled as red snapper. To prevent this illegal practice, a number of DNA-based methods have been developed to detect fish and seafood species in commercial products.
Consumers are willing to pay extra for food processed using new technology once they understand how it works and what it does, according to a study presented in the Journal of Food Science Education, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
The following news briefs are from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society with more than 20,000 individual members working in food science, food technology and related professions in industry, academia and government. The briefs are derived from a variety of IFT publications, including the Journal of Food Science, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, and Food Technology magazine.
Texas Tech University has experts to discuss research with perchlorate.
Some types of rice are naturally resistant to the Xanthomonas bacteria. In those varieties the team is exposing the plants to the two bacteria. They then check to see which plant genes are activated, and to what extent.
The executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School is available to provide comment on the FDA warning issued today on the consumption of products containing pistachios. Marcus, a professor of preventive medicine and community health, established NJ PIES, the state's poison control center, more than 20 years ago.
At the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) meeting held on March 24, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) food scientist Dr. Frank Busta addressed food safety gaps in the Food Protection Plan by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Busta is a senior science advisor and the interim vice president of science and policy initiatives at IFT and is also director emeritus and senior science advisor of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense and professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota.
A study to be published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene reports that desserts from restaurants in Mexico are likely to give patients travelers' diarrhea.
Irradiation at higher doses caused a small but statistically significant increase in artery-clogging trans fatty acids in ground beef and frankfurters, according to a study presented in the March Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
New rules will make it easier for consumers to know whether their food was imported or not. However, food labeling expert Nancy Childs, Ph.D., advises lawmakers to go beyond the new policy, which identifies whether or not food is of a domestic origin. "Knowing a product is USA-sourced is a plus but not as powerful as knowing it's locally grown," she says.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the potential for human exposure to drug-resistant bacteria. The findings demonstrate another potential link between industrial food animal production and exposures to antibiotic resistant pathogens.
The problem of germ or bacteria resistance to drugs -- or antimicrobials -- used to treat infections not only affects humans, but also animals. When the animals involved are food animals like cattle, antimicrobial resistance becomes even more of a challenge because of potential food safety concerns. If cattle bacteria that harbor resistance can be transmitted through the food supply and infect humans, then public health may be threatened.
New research was conducted studying the transport behavior of different strains of E. coli in an attempt to understand their movement through water supplies. Commonly only a single strain of E. coli is used in these studies, but with research showing that a significant amount of genetic variability exists among various strains, a more detailed study was necessary to advance the early detection of contamination of groundwater environments.
A report from Temple University food safety policy expert highlights ways to protect and prevent spread of foodborne disease among farm workers in order to stave off another outbreak.
Indiana University experts in epidemiology, sport medicine and travel discuss the peanut recall, tips for aging well, which include regular exercise, and tips for frugal travel planning.
Iowa State University researchers have found that certain antibiotics encounter more resistance from Campylobacter coli than other antibiotics, with some variation of resistance levels between farms.
The border is important as a physical space, but the best way to secure the border is to focus on countries' regulatory systems and harmonize them, according to a Kansas State University professor.
The rise in the number of foodborne illnesses from Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli, coupled with the lack of an effective intervention method, has led to intense scientific research into prevention efforts. One solution may be interfering with quorum sensing, a sophisticated network of cell-to-cell communication in bacteria that may cause foodborne illness, according to a Scientific Status Summary published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
University of Maryland experts are weighing in on the current food safety crisis. They offer their analysis and recommendations on how to ensure that the food we buy is safe to eat.
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