Feed additive marks poultry meat contamination

Aberystwyth University scientist are developing a system to detect minuscule traces of fecal contamination on chicken carcasses in abattoirs. The Improved Food Safety initiative - a Collaborative Industrial Research Project undertaken by the University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS).

The additive, a soluble water based chlorophyll marker approved by the Food Standards Agency, would be fed to poultry during the last few days of finishing. When screened in abattoirs using fluorescence imaging, the markers would show up and identify any contamination. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

EPA revitalisation at Victam in Cologne

The European Probiotic Association (EPA) has just created a new Scientific Committee and is celebrating its resurrection with a seminar at Victam International in Cologne, Germany. The EPA is proud to announce the creation of its Scientific Committee, formed of internationally renowned experts representing different aspects of animal nutrition and microbiology.

The members of the EPA Scientific Committee are:

• Prof. Joaquim Brufau; IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), Spain.
• Dr François -Joël Gatesoupe; INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) and Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer), France.
• Prof. Jean-François Guillot; Université de Tours and member of SCAN (Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition), France.
• Prof. Jamie Newbold, Aberystwyth University, Wales.

At this occasion, EPA members invite interested parties a press conference and cocktail during Victam International in Cologne, on the 3rd May 2011 from 4:00 PM. Read more ...


This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers