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The United States soon could be moved to a “negligible” status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or mad cow) – a lower status than the current level of “controlled”. The move comes after the U.S. submitted an application to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) last year seeking the change from “controlled” to “negligible,” [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety FDA announces final rule on administrative detention of food – Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition The rule, stemming from the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), allows the U.S. [...] Ash dieback symptoms. Courtesy of WTPL/Mike Ryder. In an effort to curb the introduction of pests and diseases, tree and plant imports to the United Kingdom soon will be subject to tighter tracking. The new rules will help inspectors track European Union (EU)- imported oak, sweet chestnut, ash and plant trees. This will help [...] Ah, nostalgia. It’s been a busy year here at the Neogen blog. We’ve covered quite a range of stuff, from food safety reforms to happy elephants in Thailand (scroll down for details – hint, hint) to decoding DNA. So kick back, relax and take a stroll down the Neogen blog’s memory lane. Food [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety FSIS asks researchers to focus on key food safety issues – Food Safety News The agency has updated its list of study priorities, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. USDA and USAID [...] From all of us at Neogen, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Microbiological control in the food plant environment and the role of rapid testing – Neogen webinar Join food safety experts Dr. Jeff Kornacki of Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. and Dr. Mark [...] Ash dieback symptoms. Courtesy of WTPL/Mike Ryder. The United Kingdom’s ash trees are in for a battle against a fungus that has decimated ash trees in other parts of Europe. The fungus, Chalara fraxinea, which causes ash dieback, was detected in Suffolk and Ashwellthorpe by scientists from the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), [...] What most improves patient care in a hospital most might not be the new piece of million-dollar equipment, but rather the facility’s cleaning staff, according to a recent Scientific American article. The increased focus on cleaning comes as increasing numbers of infectious agents have become resistant to drugs, such as antibiotics, making infections harder to [...] Courtesy of the USDA Steam cleaning might just be what the doctor ordered for sick oak trees. Researchers at Dominican University in California have found a way to use steam sterilization to fight Phytophthora ramorum – a highly virulent pathogen that causes sudden oak death, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. P. ramorum kills [...] |
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