Archives for August 3, 2010

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DuPont and USDA team up to tackle emerging food safety threat

By Rory Harrington

A new joint project between DuPont Qualicon and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) aims to develop testing to detect hard-to-identify strains of E.coli that are not regulated and have been causing increasing instances of food contamination.

Almond growers given go-ahead to challenge pasteurization law

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A federal appeals court has ruled that organic almond growers can challenge a law requiring mandatory pasteurization of almonds intended to reduce risk of salmonella contamination, overturning a previous decision.

Large aperture metal detector ups sensitivity, cuts downtime

By Rory Harrington

Heightened sensitivity of detection, ease of use and reduced downtime thanks to an early warning diagnostic system are benefits claimed by Mettler Toledo Safeline for its new large aperture metal detector for bulk products.