The role of microbial communities in food safety and spoilage has emerged as a critical area of research, with advances in genomics, metabolomics and systems biology providing profound insights into ...

Testing of plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products in England has found the majority of them are safe from a microbial point of view. A study assessed the microbiological safety and ...

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

This 1957 educational film explores the science behind food spoilage and preservation. Using color footage, it demonstrates how molds, yeasts, and bacteria grow, multiply, and ultimately cause food to ...

Biofilms are complex microbial communities embedded within a protective matrix, allowing bacteria to thrive on surfaces in food processing environments, such as metal, plastic, and glass. These ...

Experts in Belgium have given reasons why they believe a second analysis is not needed when doing microbiological testing. The Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food ...

These pro tips from Southern chefs and the USDA will help you waste less and save more. If your grocery bill feels like it’s climbing quicker than a Taylor Swift song rising up the charts, know that ...

Food microbiology has seen enormous growth in the last decade, fueled by the global pandemic of COVID-19 and continual routine outbreaks with traditional foodborne pathogens. In addition, climate ...

Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems—and how we can stop their decline. Published in Frontiers in Science, their map of "agri-food system microbiomes" reveals how players at ...

Food spoilage is both an economic issue and a health risk. Most current packaging serves only as a passive barrier to external factors, without providing any insight into the freshness or microbial ...

Ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy hinges on rigorous quality control (QC). By identifying potential microbial contaminants early in drug development and production, microbial QC tests ...