date:Sep 21, 2012
DuPont Nutrition Health aims to boost food safety, quality and shelf life by developing bactericidal proteins in partnership with US firm AvidBiotics Corporation.
AvidBiotics said the first fruits of the collaboration would be used to target a virulent strain of E.coli of particular concern to the food industry.
Along with DuPont, we will continue to advance our most immediate product opportunity in food protection against E. coli 0157:H7, said James Knighton, president and director of AvidBio