The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has answered frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule on the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF).

PathogenDx, a provider of molecular-based testing solutions, has received the industry’s first AOAC certification for detecting bacterial and fungal species in a single well test for cannabis matrices.

MilliporeSigma’s new product, ReadyStream, allows microbiological food testing technicians to instantly prepare and dispense culture media at the touch of a button.

Today's food laboratories remain largely free of regulatory oversight. That is about to change with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) issuance of a final rule establishing a program for the testing of food, in certain circumstances, by accredited laboratories. Not only does this final rule provide specific quality standards and assurances to a segment of food testing, but it also opens the door for all laboratories to adhere to these essential elements.

While the food safety testing industry has evolved over several decades, the testing of regulated hemp and Cannabis products has existed for only a handful of years. Despite being legal in 36 states and four U.S. territories, marijuana is not legal at the federal level, which creates dramatic differences in regulatory requirements.

BIOTECON Diagnostics is pleased to announce that its foodproof Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Screening LyoKit and STEC Identification LyoKit, in combination with its extraction kit, StarPrep Three, have now received AOAC-RI Performance Tested Methods^SM  Certification (Certificate No. 102004).

EnviroLogix Inc. has commercialized TotalTox testing kits, the fastest and easiest to use on-site testing solution for mycotoxins in grain and grain co-products.

As Food Safety Strategies reports on daily, there are a massive amount of food recalls in the industry.

Last month, Sequoia Analytical Lab, Sacramento, was caught faking pesticide test results, and as a result, tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana and other products were recalled.