Recently added articles from Microbial Update International:
Continuous-flow high-pressure throttling inactivates bacteria in soymilk.
Oct 01, 2009; ... There has been a long-felt need for a nonthermal process that can effectively and economically destroy microorganisms in a continuously or pulsed flowing liquid. It might also be a process that improves the functional properties of complex fluids, such as food products, without the use of ...
Enhance the killing effect of e-beam irradiation with radiosensitization strategies, MAP.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Industry needs innovative processing technologies to meet increased consumer demand for fresher and safer ready-to-eat products. Electron beam irradiation can extend the shelf life of products as well as ensure their freshness. However, the doses required to inactivate pathogens can cause ...
Electrostatic spray of organic acids, grape seed improves safety of spinach.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Multi-state outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 infections from fresh spinach were reported in 2006, affecting populations in 26 states across the United States. This event helped to create a need for antimicrobial interventions that can control the bacteria in spinach. Scientists at ...
Formulate salsa to prevent Salmonella growth.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Salsa typically has an acidic pH and an aroma of garlic, cilantro and other seasonings. Such characteristics would suggest that it is an adverse environment for the survival and growth of foodborne pathogens. But during last year's large multistate outbreak in the United States ...
Undertake microbiological risk assessment to prevent illness.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Foodborne illness is associated with a range of foods, including fresh produce. Fruits and vegetables represent an important component of a healthy diet. Unfortunately, most produce is grown in a natural environment and is often consumed raw without any type of intervention that would ...
System facilitates design, monitoring, validation of microwave-assisted multiphase aseptic processing.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Validating the continuous-flow microwave sterilization of low-acid multiphase foods requires the use of thermo-sensitive implants and simulated particles as carriers of these implants. An appropriate system for inserting, monitoring and recovering such particles is needed in ...
Nonthermal and minimal processing challenges, opportunities abound.
Oct 01, 2009; ... During the past 50 years, food processors have expanded their activities beyond conserving seasonally available crops and producing safe and convenient meat, dairy, grain and seafood products. More recently, processors have been developing minimally processed, ready-to-eat fresh ...
Modify cleaning procedures to inhibit transfer of bacteria.
Oct 01, 2009; ... When it's time to wash the facilities and equipment in food processing plants to clear out pathogenic bacteria, we must be on guard for unintended consequences. Researchers at Kansas State University already knew that the open floor drains in processing environments can harbor the ...
Process water can be vehicle for cross-contamination.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Fresh tomatoes have been associated with multiple Salmonella outbreaks. Washing is the first post-harvest step for tomatoes during packing house operations, and it is possible that the wash water can serve as either a practical control point or as a vehicle of cross-contamination. ...
Arcobacter butzleri.(In Brief)
Oct 01, 2009; ... If Arcobacter butzleri contaminates the water we drink or the food we eat, this pathogen could make us sick. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever, all of which can become chronic if left untreated. But recent research may speed innovative ways to control ...
Biosensor.(In Brief)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Researchers have developed a biosensor that can immediately detect very low levels of S. typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever. The team used a technique that involves carbon nanotubes with built-in aptamers, or small fragments of artificial DNA or RNA, that activate an ...
