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Most processors routinely check for E. coli O157:H7, but other STEC serotypes are just as dangerous. This processor kicks food safety up a notch.

The casual use of antibiotics on farms leads to antibiotic residue in the meat consumed by humans, decreasing the efficacy of antibiotics when they’re actually needed and causing allergic reactions in some people.

A California calf hauler received an injunction preventing its buying and selling of calves containing illegal and antibiotic drug residues.

New assay methods shorten the time food is held up in quarantine waiting for an OK to ship, while automation is taking the human error out of test results.

Noted food safety attorney says non-O157 bacteria should be called adulterants, too.

It’s not too early to think about automating plant security functions.