Waiting is the hardest part. Especially in the case of testing for water or food contamination, which can take days or even a week in some cases for the results, leaving the possibility that people ...

Foreign material recalls in dairy products can significantly undermine consumer trust and result in financial losses. A recent survey indicates that confidence in U.S. food safety has declined, ...

A single contaminated ingredient in the recent E. coli outbreak revealed how quickly modern food service can transform from a network of restaurants into a web of transmission. The incident wasn't ...

Learn why food manufacturers are adopting metal and X-ray detectable food grade silicone gaskets to improve contamination ...

Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness, leading to serious ...

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that contaminate food during pre-harvest, storage, transport, and processing. Even at low concentrations, mycotoxins threaten ...

In general, food contamination isn't common, at least based on the sheer volume of products that are produced. However, ...