food safety
Test detects Salmonella, Listeria in one sample
BioMérieux is offering Gene-Up Enviropro, the only assay of its kind to simultaneously detect both Salmonella and Listeria from environmental swabbing, including polymerase chain reaction confirmation. The solution provides cost savings, laboratory waste reduction, and... more »
Purdue Ag-Celerator invests in pathogen detection tech
OmniVis, which focuses on the speed, accuracy and economics of pathogen detection, has received $100,000 from the Purdue Ag-Celerator, an agriculture innovation fund. OmniVis makes iSpyDx hand-held devices that rapidly detect pathogens in food, agriculture... more »
FDA issues reminder on harvest, postharvest water rule enforcement
The Food and Drug Administration is reminding produce growers that the discretion period for enforcing harvest and postharvest agricultural water safety rules is ending. On Jan. 13, the FDA released a fact sheet that provides... more »
AgroFresh Solutions to merge with Paine Schwartz Partners affiliate
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with investment funds affiliated with Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing. The investment funds will acquire all of AgroFresh’s outstanding... more »
Verdant Robotics closes $46.5 million funding round
Verdant Robotics has closed a $46.5 million Series A funding to scale its advanced robotic technology and accelerate broad adoption of its regenerative and precision ag solutions. Lead investor Cleveland Avenue was joined by DCVC... more »
UV-C light technology fights pathogens in overlooked areas
SmartWash Solutions, an industry leader in food safety technology, has begun shipping the EPIC Panel Sterilight, a new patent-pending product designed to safely and automatically kill Listeria and other pathogens inside control panels – an... more »
Food safety panel dives into mid-term elections
A panel of food and food safety experts will discuss the mid-term election results and what they mean for Food and Drug Administration policy reforms. The web seminar will be at 1 p.m. Eastern on... more »
CEA Food Safety Coalition expands mission
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, founded in 2019 to develop industrywide food safety standards for indoor leafy greens growers, is expanding its mission to serve the broader needs of all controlled environment food growers. “With... more »
IFPA focuses on Listeria training for Spanish speakers
The International Fresh Produce Association has been approved for a U.S. Department of Agriculture food safety grant to develop Spanish-language listeria produce safety training. The grant, through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Food... more »
Michigan warns of Kuntry Garden’s use of human waste on crops
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat produce grown at a farm in Homer, Michigan, because it may be contaminated by raw, untreated human waste. MDARD is... more »
