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 News Item (Source/Date Posted on Source)

Ozone spray kills E.coli in processing plants (Food Production Daily/ 8/30)

Scientists Look to Vaccines in the War on E. Coli (The New York Times/ 5/01)

Researchers study decontamination of chemical, biological warfare agents (Virginia Tech/ 4/11)

New UD technology removes viruses from drinking water (University of Delaware / 2/26)

Octanoic acid passes taste, appearence test (Food Production Daily/ 2/15)

FDA approves new food safety technology (MeatNews.com/ 2/12)

Combination of technologies works best against E. coli (Eurek Alert / 12/12)

Chlorate Compound Found to Quell Microbes in Meat Animals (USDA-ARS / 10/31)

Which sanitizers keep fruits and vegetables safe? (UGA FACES / 10/19)

Hide-Washing Improves Beef Safety (USDA-ARS / 10/4)

EFSA to evaluate meat cleaning substances (FoodProductionDaily.com / 9/26)

Compounds in cranberry juice show promise as alternatives to antibiotics (Eurek Alert / 9/10)

'Conversation stoppers' fight deadly bacterial infections (Eurek Alert / 9/10)

Salt and Organic Acids May Increase Pathogen Virulence (American Society for Microbiology / 8/18)

Sumac increases poultry shelf life, reduce pathogens (FoodProductionDaily.com / 8/9)

Use of natural antimicrobials grows, analyst says (FoodProductionDaily.com / 8/8)

Cranberry reduces pathogens in minced beef say researchers (FoodProductionDaily.com / 7/17)

Making Fresh-Cut Apples Convenient and Safe (USDA ASR / 7/14)

New Process Sucks the Life out of Bugs, Replaces Methyl Bromide (University of California at Davis / 7/11)

Cautious use of decontaminants, sanitizers, and other antimicrobial treatments are safe regarding human health, states a report issued by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). (MeatNews.com / 6/30)

Copper May Aid in Food Safety (American Society for Microbiology / 6/19)

Dairy by-product offers natural preserving alternative to chlorine (FoodProductionDaily.com / 6/16)

Novel Antimicrobials Protect Against Mastitis-Causing Bacteria (USDA ARS / 5/24)

FDA is urged to ban treated meat. Carbon monoxide helps food look fresh longer, but safety debated (MSNBC.com / 2/20)

Vinegar increases killing power of bleach (Eurek Alert / 2/17)

Scientists develop lactic acid as mycotoxin fighters (FoodProductionDaily.com / 2/13)

Bacteria-killing water replaces chemical cleaners (FoodProductionDaily.com / 1/30)

Food preservative 'cuts lung bug' (BBC News / 1/27)

Regulator approves four antimicrobials for use with chicken (FoodProductionDaily.com / 1/17)

Chlorine kills bugs living in hospital water (Reuters Health / 12/22)