http://www.foodquality.com Information Technology Topic Rss http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/1394643/Smartphone_Technology_Used_to_Detect_Contamination.html <p>Most tests for foodborne contamination are designed to detect one pathogen at a time.</p> 2011-11-14T19:25:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/1066401/Fluorescent_Sensor_Simplifies_Speeds_Up_Pathogen_Detection.html <p>A new fluorescent test system called a DNAzyme sensor, developed by researchers at Toronto&rsquo;s McMaster University, may speed up and simplify the detection of pathogens such as <em>Salmonella</em> and <em>E. coli</em> by hunting for the metabolic DNA byproducts left behind by these bacteria.</p> 2011-05-16T15:41:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/842315/IFT_and_IAFP_Deliver_Knowledge.html <p>As I contemplate my topic for this issue&rsquo;s column, Labor Day is around the corner and I&rsquo;m reflecting on this summer. Where did it go? What did I learn? How do I use this summer&rsquo;s life experiences to my advantage?</p> 2010-09-09T23:54:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/806505/Product_Spotlight.html <p>Food Lab Titrator; Easy-to-Maneuver Forming Machine; Screening Tool for Food Products and Waste; Automatic Bacterial Plater; Portable, Rechargeable UV Lamp; Checkweighing Scale; Combination Weight Check and X-ray; Metal Halide Lamp Line; Test Kit for Beta-Lactam Antibiotics; Metal Pumps For Handling Food Products</p> 2010-04-01T05:47:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807847/ONLINE_EXCLUSIVE_The_Dark_Side_of_Social_Media.html <p>Financial analysts have attributed falling share prices to particular campaigns, noting that some domains claim a regular audience of 20,000 to 50,000 visitors and that information on those sites has been accepted and echoed by the mainstream media.- Bruce Arnold, Caslon Analytics</p> 2009-08-01T01:47:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807869/A_Formula_For_Flavor.html <p>Nearly all frozen bread dough products use chemicals like oxidizers, emulsifiers, and reducing agents to maintain strength after being frozen, thawed, and baked. The few frozen bread doughs that have been introduced with all natural ingredients have not been successful; consumers were not happy with product quality, and the doughs suffered from short frozen shelf life.</p> 2009-06-01T02:15:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807865/The_Food_Safety_Revolution.html <p>The food and beverage industry has recently experienced an increase in regulations. Some unfortunate food-related events led regulatory bodies to examine their internal processes and set forth initiatives to increase safety in the food production process. Many food chain stakeholders now require their suppliers to demonstrate compliance with initiatives such as safe quality food (SQF), hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 food safety management standard. An automated food safety management system (FSMS) is the best-in-class method for implementing these initiatives and for increasing safety and quality in the food chain.</p> 2009-06-01T02:12:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807871/Safe_Trace.html <p>For the past 100 years, the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have put most of their money into visual inspection capabilities. Many of the people conducting these visual inspections are called marketing specialists, a term that implies a focus on making sure things look good rather than making sure they are good.</p> 2009-04-01T02:33:00Z