A recent ground beef recall involving more than 22,000 pounds of product is drawing renewed attention to ongoing concerns ...

Using silver nanoparticles and portable Raman spectroscopy, researchers have created a rapid, cost-effective test that identifies dangerous bacteria in beef within minutes, a breakthrough that could ...

Engineers and biochemists have brought their skills together to make it possible for untrained users to confirm contamination in fluids using a biogel test that changes color in the presence of such ...

Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert training. The work is being done at the University of Connecticut College of ...

People who use a private well are encouraged to test their drinking water this April. Tristin Faust, microbiologist for the ...

ShoreRivers has brought back its annual Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program for this year's summer season to test the safety of swimming hotspots. As part of the program, the organization ...

Researchers at TU Delft and partner organizations have built graphene sensors small enough to detect the vibrations of a ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell food scientists show that a standard quality test used for raw, organic milk is insufficient for distinguishing between specific groups of bacteria, suggesting that the ...

Health officials in the Coulee Region are encouraging homeowners to check what is in the water that comes out of their taps.