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Feature Articles
Here you can find our growing collection of Food Safety Watch feature articles. Feature articles cover a broader range of topics than our fact-sheets and are less formal in structure and style. Over the coming months we will be writing from a food industry perspective about topics that we think will interest, or concern, our visitors. We will be focusing particularly on new and emerging issues for the industry and if there is a topic that you would like to see a feature on, please let us know.
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SOMETHING IN THE AIR - techniques for monitoring airborne microorganisms
Richard Lawley
Controlling levels of microbial contamination in the air around sensitive processing and packing operations has become an increasingly important part of hygienic food manufacturing in recent years. Despite this, the methods routinely used for monitoring the microbiological quality of the air in food factories have lagged behind those available for other applications. . . . more
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A REVOLUTION IN THE MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Richard Lawley
Until comparatively recently, the tools available to the food microbiologist were antiquated in comparison with those at the disposal of analytical chemistry and other disciplines. After a long wait, the revolution in molecular biology that has already changed other branches of microbiology beyond recognition is set to propel food microbiology into the twenty-first century. . . . more
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SALAD DAYS (Part II) - an investigation into the microbiological safety of prepared salads
Richard Lawley
Food poisoning outbreaks caused by leafy green salad vegetables, such as lettuce and spinach, have been making food safety headlines on a regular basis over the last few years, especially in the USA. In the second part of this two-part feature, we look at how contamination occurs, how it can be controlled and some of the latest research on the interactions between pathogenic bacteria and plants. . . . more
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