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CANADA – A team of Concordia researchers has developed a novel, low-cost, accurate, and user-friendly system that detects the presence of the toxin putrescine in beef to increase food safety. Putrescine, as its name implies, produces the foul smells associated with putrefying meats and, when ingested in high quantities, can result in headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, and heart palpitations. Additionally, it…
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CANADA – Researchers at McMaster University have developed a way to coax bacteriophages—harmless viruses that eat bacteria—into linking together and forming microscopic beads, creating a formidable defense against bacterial contamination and infection. These beads can be used to safely get rid of dangerous infections like E. coli 0157 on food and other items. Millions of phages are packed inside each…
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KENYA – Scientists from the Network of African Science Academies (NSAC) and Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS) have called for the adoption of GM Foods across Africa as a way of boosting food security in the continent. The calls come at a time when the continent is facing an acute food security crisis caused by frequent droughts that lead…
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UGANDA – The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has recognized the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Microbiology Laboratory for Excellence in its Testing Services in Uganda. The Certificate of Award was presented to UNBS at the Africa Industrialization Day Celebrations recently held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The UNBS Microbiology Laboratory is accredited to international standards ISO 17025…
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