Food Safety

Food safety rises up agenda

30-Jul-2007

Food and drink safety has risen to the top of UK boardroom agendas, claims risk management consultancy, Razor. Increasing regulation and EU reaction...

Small data logger flies off the shelf

30-Jul-2007

The new DuoSens two channel battery-powered data-logger from OTT Hydrometry looks set to break all company records. Production is running at full...

Near infrared non-contact analysis of meat

30-Jul-2007

Selo has introduced the APIS Spektron meat analysis system from Prediktor in Sweden.The APIS Spektron is a near infrared (NIR) non-contact system for...

Enzyme reactions used to analyse sugars and alcohol

30-Jul-2007

Analox Instruments offers a range of fast laboratory analysis systems for the food and drinks industries. These analysers measure the maximum rate of...

Chlorine alternative kills bugs

30-Jul-2007

Stabilised chlorine dioxide (SCD) is proving to be a cost-effective, safe and easy-to-manage alternative to chlorine for controlling microbiological...

Detect moisture down to just a few parts per thousand

30-Jul-2007

The MA150 moisture analyser from Sartorius is a machine with a difference. Capable of detecting water down to 0.01%, it has a built-in weighing...

Book gives guidance on food safety

30-Jul-2007

A handbook on food safety management is now available from BSI. The publication, ISO 22000 Food Safety Guidance and Workbook for the Manufacturing...

Salmonella test gives results in 18 hours

30-Jul-2007

Alaska Food Diagnostics has launched fastrAK Salmonella, an ultra-rapid testing system for food manufacturers that provides results in 18 hours.The...

Systems check

30-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous

A worrying rise in listeriosis could see calls for hygiene standards in food factories to be raised even higher, as Rick Pendrous discovers

Banish boot rot

29-Jan-2007

Wearing air-impermeable shoes and boots in food factories can cause skin problems. Stoko Foot Care is a special skin preparation to help protect feet...

Compression test checks up on cheese

29-Jan-2007

Brookfield texture analysers offer an easy, accurate way to determine the characteristics of cheese and other dairy productsThe LFRA texture analyser...

Rapid route to finding food risks

29-Jan-2007

Spotting risks in the food chain is a growing challenge. A new database at CSL, the UK's public sector food laboratory, aims to provide vital...

Safe to say that it is a real obsession

29-Jan-2007

Constant vigilance ensures consumers are rarely exposed to risk, says Garry Parker

Pocket thermometers flag up HACCP danger zones

29-Jan-2007

Two pocket-size infrared thermometers designed for monitoring foodstuffs are now available from Fluke. They can give quick and accurate food...

Where every coat comes with a silver lining

29-Aug-2006

The relationship between the metal silver and food hygiene goes back a long way - in Roman times, wine was stored in silver urns to prevent spoilage....