date:Aug 02, 2013
In an effort to develop quick and efficient ways to test the food supply for deadly E. coli and Salmonella bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed a five-year agreement with a California-based biotechnology firm.
Life Technologies of Carlsbad, CA, plans to create rapid detection tests to find and identify foodborne pathogens using genetic material provided by the FDA, according to a July 30 statement. The company will also devise new approaches to food testing that the agency