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The vast majority of Americans believe it’s possible to have a great deal of control over their level of physical activity, the healthfulness of their diet and their weight, yet far fewer are actually taking that control. Those are among the findings of the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2013 Food & Health Survey. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 The vast majority of Americans believe it’s possible to have a great deal of control over their level...

Research presented at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting shows that PathoGenetix Genome Sequence Scanning (GSS) technology could be used to reliably differentiate and strain type pathogenic E. coli strains of public health and food safety significance. GSS provided strain level information comparable to PFGE, the current standard for pathogen identification in epidemiological investigation and response. WOBURN, MA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 PathoGenetix, Inc., a...

Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, examined the ability of food laboratories to detect or rule out the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter. "There is concern when laboratories...

Conference Examines the Role of Partnerships in Effective Food Protection. Durham, N.C. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Gerald Wojtala, executive director of the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI), will speak at North Carolina Food Safety and Defense Task Force’s Annual Conference titled ‘Safe Food is Good Business: The Need for Partnerships – from Farm to Fork – in Effective Food Protection’. The two-day conference, scheduled for May 22-23 at the Sheraton Imperial...

DON'T RELY ON COLOR OR TEXTURE ALONE - FOOD THERMOMETER IS KEY TO AVOID FOOD POISONING CHICAGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ready to fire up the grill for a cookout with family and friends? As part of their award-winning Home Food Safety program, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and ConAgra Foods encourage all grill masters to equip themselves for the job with a food thermometer--the only way to determine if foods are fully cooked and safe to eat--and with tips from...

Carometec A/S, a world leader in meat quality and sanitation equipment for the food industry stands poised to aid with food safety compliance as the new Food Safety Act takes hold. With the legislation beginning to go into effect, processing plants who have not considered the impact of the changes would do well to step up plans to comply. Sedona, Arizona (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Carometec A/S, a world leader in meat quality and sanitation equipment for the food industry stands poised to aid...

The consumer’s concern about olive oil quality leads Flavor Your Life to discuss the process of classifying olive oil. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 On May 16, leading olive oil advocacy organization Flavor Your Life shares the process of classifying olive oil and discusses the organoleptic qualities it possesses. Due to a recent increase in consumer demand for the equality of olive oil classification standards, guidelines in the classification of olive oil in the European olive oil...

Government and Industry Come Together to Discuss Issues Affecting the U.S. Food Supply Hampton Beach, N.H. (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The Northeast Food and Drug Officials Association (NEFDOA) will hold its annual education conference at Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire May 15-17, 2013. The agenda includes a variety of topics that address food protection and defense with speakers from across the country. Joan Bowman, Vice President of External Affairs, will exhibit on the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police today announced the results of Operation Code R.E.D. (Refrigerated Enforcement Detail) refrigerator food truck inspection enforcement effort held on April 23. Operation Code R.E.D. targeted commercial vehicles and large trucks transporting potentially hazardous foods. "During Operation Code R.E.D., the Pennsylvania State Police and the Department of Agriculture worked together targeting food...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Stricter control of temperature while refrigerating food, keeping food contact surfaces clean and sanitary, and wearing gloves while serving customers could help prevent the spread of the bacterial disease listeria at delicatessens and other food-related businesses, US health officials claim in a new report. The report, released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday,...