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Graphene-based antibacterial paper has food packaging potential

Jul 26, 2010 - New antibacterial paper made from graphene-based nanomaterials could be used in food packaging to extend shelf-life, said Chinese scientists. The researchers from Shanghai university said it had developed two water-based dispersible graphene derivatives can "effectively inhibit the growth of E.coli" that…  » Read more

‘Lab on a Chip’ Detects Human, Agricultural Contaminants

Jul 26, 2010 - The University of Arizona's Jeong-Yeol Yoon is using glass-slide laboratories to detect E. coli in water and vegetables and to monitor disease in livestock. Susan McGinley, College of Agriculture and Life, University of Arizona Detecting water and foodborne contaminants usually involves…  » Read more

Eric Schlosser, “Fast Food Nation” author, writes about food safety legislation in New York Times

Jul 24, 2010 - Unsafe at Any Meal Every day, about 200,000 Americans are sickened by contaminated food. Every year, about 325,000 are hospitalized by a food-borne illness. And the number who are killed annually by something they ate is roughly the same as the…  » Read more

Recalled product pulled from Chipotle Mexican Grill stores

Jul 23, 2010 - Pasco Processing LLC, Pasco, Wash., is recalling 2,087 cases of 20 pound bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers (SKU 10071179017738), because of the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to an FDA statement. No illnesses have been reported in…  » Read more

FDA, CDC and USDA working together to improve food safety

Jul 22, 2010 - FDA, CDC and USDA working together to improve food safety By Scott Christie, Managing Editor The call for increased food safety from consumers and Congress has increased the cooperation of the various regulatory agencies, and yesterday in Chicago the Centers for…  » Read more

A year later, Democrats still fight over food safety bill

Jul 21, 2010 - Dissension in the ranks has ensued over a landmark food safety bill, which had been expected to pass easily before new Senate provisions about potentially harmful chemical food packaging were added this spring. The Food Channel has been tracking the debate…  » Read more

Fresh Express recalls romaine products for possible E. coli O157:H7

Jul 15, 2010 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Fresh Express brand Romaine-based aalads described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to a statement from CFIA. CFIA alert has been…  » Read more

Lettuce recalled for possible E. coli

Jul 15, 2010 - Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling certain Romaine lettuce salad products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. MSNBC Click here to read the rest of the story.

Salsa and Guacamole Increasingly Important Causes of Foodborne Disease

Jul 13, 2010 - Nearly 1 out of every 25 restaurant-associated foodborne outbreaks with identified food sources between 1998 and 2008 can be traced back to contaminated salsa or guacamole, more than double the rate during the previous decade, according to research released by the…  » Read more

Sliced apples recalled in Florida

Jul 12, 2010 - Marjon Specialty Foods Inc. of Plant City, Fla., voluntarily recalled 119 cases of sliced apples as a result of a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes that came from the company's routine sampling program, according to FDA. No other products manufactured…  » Read more