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Food Safety

Lighting Up the Meat Sector for Enhanced Safety and Extended Shelf Life

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IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working GroupPeter E. Gordon VP of sales and marketing, Cudoform Inc.Keith Warriner professor of food microbiology, University of GuelphMahdiyeh Hasani post-doctoral research fellow, University of Guelph Global meat consumption increased 40% in 2020 compared to 2019. This is a staggering statistic, a rare area of economic expansion during the … [Read more...] about Lighting Up the Meat Sector for Enhanced Safety and Extended Shelf Life

A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Plans For Minneapolis Police Reform Have Softened

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Enlarge this image Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano speaks to a crowd that gathered at Powderhorn Park last June. During the event, Cano and eight other Minneapolis City Council members declared their commitment to defunding and dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department. But their support has changed since then. Liam James Doyle/MPR News hide caption … [Read more...] about A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Plans For Minneapolis Police Reform Have Softened

Are Food Contact Surfaces Seeing the Light?

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IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working GroupDr. Danny Bayliss, new technology lead, Campden BRIDr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Guelph, OntarioPeter E. Gordon, manager, LiTeProducts LLC  Food contact surfaces comprise all materials that food products may interact with during the production, processing and packaging of end products. These surfaces are … [Read more...] about Are Food Contact Surfaces Seeing the Light?

UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables

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Mahdiyeh Hasani, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, OntarioDr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Guelph, OntarioCorresponding author Dr. Keith Warriner, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario As scientists and companies rush to find a vaccination for SARS-CoV-2, there is an emerging field of modulating plant … [Read more...] about UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables