Studies from NIH and collaborators find virus still viable after 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.

¹³C/¹²C isotope ratio mass spectrometry was used to detect adulteration of honey with foreign sugars. The δ¹³C values of honey and protein were compared. The results showed that admixtures of C4 sugars were reliably determined, while C3 sugars could only be detected in high amounts. Using liquid...

At least 155 million school-age children worldwide are overweight or obese, according to a report from the International Obesity TaskForce

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Recent research reveals that 82% of US healthcare professionals believe soya to be beneficial to the diet

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Campylobacter in poultry meat is among the most often considered by the FAO/WHO, for food-related pathogenic combinations. The majority of campylobacterioses is attributed to the consumption of poultry meat. The ubiquitous presence of the bacteria in our environment makes their circumventions...

Water is not only a means of survival for us humans, but also plays a central role in the extraction and production of food, luxury food and animal feed. In order to achieve the required quality, which not least distinguishes water as drinking water, many steps are required. This also includes...

E. coli VTEC causes serious human illnesses, such as hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). A number of studies have also reported outbreaks of HC and HUS associated with consumption of milk and dairy products. The aim of this work was to determine the presence of virulence...

The occurrence and use of thermal treatment (65-85°C) to inactivate bacteriophages infecting Leuconostoc mesenteroides and L. pseudomesenteroides in cheesemaking dairies in Germany are discussed. It was shown that 32 out of 77 phages still showed lytic activity at 85°C. It is suggested that only...