Food Safety
First Harvest made of plants containing botulinum A
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 19th, 2003
Developed by the Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph, and funded by Toxin Alert, Inc., (YTX), the Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture program, and the Ontario Challenge Fund, the antibodies will be used in a diagnostic tool to detect the Clostridium botulinum bacteria in food.
"The initial success of this quick, clean, and economical method of producing antibodies ensures that there will be adequate and affordable supplies in the future of the basic ingredient in Toxin Alert's Toxin Guard food freshness and food...
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