Topic
Microbiology
14 published works
Food Safety News
UK food microbiology lab notes less contact with the EU
By News Desk
The United Kingdom leaving the European Union has resulted in reduced communication between UK and EU food networks, according to a new report. The annual report covers work of the…
Food Safety News
Spanish study finds organic produce contamination
By News Desk
Early findings from researchers in Spain has found organic produce can be contaminated with a range of bacteria. The study suggests that amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can…
Food Safety News
DG Sante questions effectiveness of Poland’s microbial control system
By News Desk
The effectiveness of a control system for food of non-animal origin in Poland, which verifies that microbiological risks are detected and reduced, has been questioned in an audit report. The…
Food Safety News
Research makes it easier to identify Yersinia
By News Desk
Researchers at the Pasteur Institut in France have developed a genomic analysis method for classifying and identifying Yersinia strains and estimating pathogenicity. The Yersinia genus covers a range of bacteria…
Worms & Germs Blog
A new Staph on the block
By Scott Weese
It’s probably not actually a "new" bacterium but rather recognition of a species that we’ve been mixing up with something else, but regardless, a paper in the International Journal of…
Food Safety News
One look at the enemy and you’ll get serious about food safety
What could be more frightening than an unseen enemy — one so stealthy and powerful that it can send you to the hospital or even kill you? And what if…
Food Safety News
Webinar to Help Small Scale Meat Processors With Food Safety
By News Desk
The Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network, which works to expand small-scale meat processing, will host a free webinar Feb. 1 on microbiology basics.The webinar will delve into N-60 sampling, multi-drug…
Food Poison Journal
World’s Largest Science Society Honors Idaho Microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach
By Bill Marler
University of Idaho microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tuesday for her work with E. coli bacteria and a…
Marler Blog
Lawyers, Microbiologists, and Safe Food
By Bill Marler
There must be a good joke about a lawyer who sidles up to a bar and strikes up a conversation with the microbiologist on the next stool. I don't know…
Food Poison Journal
Bacteria in Leafy Greens – Following the Light?
By Dave Babcock
New research conducted in Israel suggests that the method that some bacteria, including Sallmonella, are enetering leafy greens is connected to light exposure, as reported today on an L.A. Times blog. …