Food Safety News - July 23, 2015 FDA Announces Food Safety Challenge Winners

FDA Announces Food Safety Challenge Winners By Lydia Zuraw The Food and Drug Administration has named the winners of its 2014 Food Safety Challenge. Purdue University's method of concentrating Salmonella to detectable levels with a process that involves filtering the pathogenic cells out of a stomached food sample using hollow fibers won the grand prize of $300,000. The runner-up — Pronucleotein Inc.'s on-site screening system in... Continue Reading Salmonella Suspected in Seattle Illnesses Linked to Father's Day Brunch By News Desk Officials with Public Health — Seattle & King County said Wednesday that up to 16 people may have been sickened last month by Salmonella from raw eggs served in sauce for eggs Benedict during a Father’s Day brunch at Tallulah’s restaurant. There were nine confirmed and seven probable cases, and one victim was hospitalized, according to a... Continue Reading Chicken Flock Study to Better Understand Salmonella Transmission Makes Novel Discovery By James Andrews Despite Salmonella being the most common illness-causing foodborne bacteria in the U.S. food system, still very little is known about the precise processes through which the bacterium contaminates and transmits among its most pervasive carriers: chickens. New research from the University of Arkansas, however, is aiming to bridge the gap in knowledge about how Salmonella infects such a large percentage... Continue Reading More Food Safety Issues Popping Up on WTO Committee Agenda By News Desk China, Costa Rica, and the European Union earlier this month put new food safety-related issues on the agenda at the World Trade Organization's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures. China told the SPS Committee that it plans to amend its safety assessment of agricultural genetically modified food and feed, sometimes referred to as biotech... Continue Reading Research Shows UV Light Can Kill Foodborne Pathogens on Certain Fruits By Lydia Zuraw New research out of Washington State University shows that ultraviolet C light can help kill foodborne pathogens on certain fruits. The light, which cannot penetrate opaque, solid objects, destroys the nucleic acid and disrupts the DNA of microorganisms. It's been used for years to sanitize food contact surfaces, as well as drinking water. Shyam Sablani,... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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