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Rapid testing enhances capabilities but must be accurate

Swift testing for microbials can enhance food safety and cut product waste, but obtaining the results in a timely manner can be daunting.

Richard Mitchell

November 6, 2020

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Rapid testing for pathogens in meat and poultry plants is crucial for minimizing the risk of foodborne illness, protein contamination and spoilage. Yet, getting accurate readings can be difficult.

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Rapid testing for pathogens in meat and poultry production

Need for (more) speed: Meat and poultry processors can generate greater yields while cutting protein waste by accelerating the testing for bacteria in production facilities.

Richard Mitchell

November 15, 2019

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If time is money, then the ability to rapidly test for pathogens is the key to potentially vast savings for meat and poultry processors.

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Research continues to explore additional possibilities for rapid testing

Covering more ground

Elizabeth Fuhrman

November 13, 2018

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Many efforts have been put into developing rapid testing for foodborne pathogens in recent years.

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Rapid advancement in rapid testing

Elizabeth Fuhrman

October 17, 2017

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Faster PCR methods, better culture methods, more selective enrichment methods and quantitative biosensor methods all have advance the field of rapid pathogen testing recently.

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Rapid-testing research targets O serogroups

Elizabeth Fuhrman

November 18, 2016

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MOL-PCR can rapidly screen samples concurrently for several STEC O serogroups and three major virulence factors (genes for two Shiga toxin and intimin).

Progress evolves on rapid testing

Elizabeth Fuhrman

November 13, 2015

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Historically, methodology to detect pathogens in the food supply that have the potential to make people sick took four to five days.

Protein Problem Solver: Dietz & Watson cuts pathogen testing time by more than 80 percent

December 17, 2014

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Dietz & Watson is a household name in deli meats, with more than 400 products in supermarkets and delis throughout the United States.

Rapid testing rockets forward

Elizabeth Fuhrman

November 11, 2014

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In general, two broad methods to detect foodborne pathogens exist. One would be the traditional culture method by which a sample is tracked and inoculated into a medium that allows any bacteria to grow.