Article Database: Food Safety / Hygiene » Pathogen control additives
Meat processors are always looking for healthier, environmentally friendly ways to ensure food safety and hygiene. This section provides articles covering how pathogen control additives contribute to food safety
Transfer risk of Listeria from floor drains
Floor drains in processing environments often harbour Listeria due to the continuous presence of humidity and organic substrates. The cleaning and washing activities undertaken in the processing facilities can transfer the bacterial cells from the drain to the surrounding environment, thus... Read more >
// 30 Apr 2009
Keeping the bugs away
Meat processors are looking for more healthful, environmentally friendly ways to ensure insect pests don’t take a bite out of cured ham before consumers do.
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// 31 Dec 2007
Biological protection against listeria
A treatment with natural bacteria eater named bacteriophages can offer a biological solution for the protection of certain foods against listeria. This is confirmed in research done by Gent University’s Department of Food Safety and Food Quality in Belgium.
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// 01 Feb 2007
Smoked meats cause cancer (the rumour that won't go away)
No one knows how this started, but it seems that for the longest time, smoked meat producers have had to live with defending themselves against "cancer-causing" rumours. Read more >
// 30 Oct 2006
