Healthy Living

New device detects food pathogens quicker

A new device may speed up detection of salmonella and other pathogens that can cause food borne illnesses.  Michael Ladisch, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University, tells Brownfield current methods of detecting food borne pathogens can take more than a day. But, with their machine that filters out pathogen cells, he says, the first step in the process is much quicker and could shorten the overall process. Manufacturers could get food off the line more quickly and spare consumers potential food borne illness.  Ladisch says the industry is doing a good job

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