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Whole-Genome Sequencing aids in tracking foodborne illnesses and drug resistance in food pathogens. Read on to learn how WGS ensures food safety and quality.

Learn about new trends in sustainable and environmentally friendly animal-based proteins. See what it takes to be One Health Certified and show your commitment to the environment as an animal-based protein producer.

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), in particular, is a group of E. coli strains most associated with foodborne outbreaks. As food producers, you have the responsibility to ensure your consumers don't become a statistic. Read on to learn more about STEC and other food pathogens and how to eliminate them from your products.

The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), requires domestic and foreign food facilities registered with section 415 of the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic (FD&C) Act to enact risk-based preventive controls. This document provides information on the required analysis of hazards and risk-based preventive controls to minimize or prevent identified hazards.

Wondering which method is most appropriate for testing crude fat in your samples. Read through the answers to these frequently asked questions for guidance.

One of the oldest and richest sources of nutrition, fish and seafood are today a critical topic in food integrity and safety. Whether shipped fresh, frozen, canned or as a key ingredient in prepared food, these products are particularly and uniquely sensitive to foodborne illnesses. Caught wild or raised in aquaculture farms, fishery products are high moisture, making these particular susceptible to pathogens.

Eurofins Microbiology works closely with members of the pork industry to ensure safe food production from farm to fork. Download our guide for Pork Carcass Sampling.

Not all rancidity tests are equally appropriate. Here are some helpful hints regarding how each test is performed, what it reveals, limitations and which may be more important for a given scenario.