Food Poisoning
Technology uses live cells to detect food-borne pathogens, toxins
Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, March 27th, 2008
The technique, which has potential biosecurity and food safety applications, also can estimate the amount of microbes present and whether they pose an active health risk. This could help neutralize potential threats and improve food processing techniques, said Arun Bhunia, a professor of food science at Purdue University.
"For food safety and biosecurity purposes, you need a quick test - a first line of defense - to be able to tell if there is something pathogenic in the food...
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