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Audio from the first Focus on food webinar, giving an overview of basic food microbiology.
Focus on Food daily roundup
Click below to access our online newsletter – updated daily with food industry news and stories from Australia and around the world. Click...Research published on a universal selective broth
By Andy Muirhead – Company Microbiologist, ALS Food & Pharmaceutical (UK) One of the fundamental principles in all microbiological techniques is selectivity. It is acknowledged that in any food matrix, the target bacterium (Salmonella, Listeria etc) may not...Salmonella – new global recalls
By Andy Muirhead – Company Microbiologist, ALS Food & Pharmaceutical (UK) FSA recalls several products containing Brazil nuts due to possible Salmonella contamination Contaminated Brazil nuts have been responsible for several product recalls by the...Emerging Food Safety issues in Australia and New Zealand
A recent FSANZ report has highlighted emerging food safety issues. We take a look…
Big increase in European recorded STEC infections
Recently released surveillance data for Europe shows a marked increase in DTEC infections. We ask why…
Has COVID-19 led to fewer foodborne incidents?
Has the number of foodborne incidents fallen since the advent of COVID-19 restrictions? We take a critical look…