3M Food Safety has introduced the 3M Petrifilm Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plate, a two-in-one indicator test that gives the customer both an E. coli and total coliform count in 18-24 hours.

Maxwell Chase – a CSP Technologies, Inc. company that specializes in extending freshness and enhancing food safety with its unique packaging solutions for the food industry – will debut SeaWell Seafood Trays, a first-of-its-kind active packaging solution that significantly extends the shelf life of seafood, at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, MA from March 11 through 13. Maxwell Chase will be located at Booth #1487.

Software development firm NextLOGiK has launched CompWALK.farm, a food safety management software for the agriculture industry.

Weber Packaging Solutions has announced that they are now ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Alchemy Systems and AIB International have partnered to help commercial and retail bakeries develop skilled bakers through online training.

3M Food Safety has announced its 3M™ Petrifilm™ Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate has received an NF Validation certification granted by AFNOR Certification: Certificate #3M 01/19-11/17. The 3M Petrifilm Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate has been validated by comparison to the ISO 15214 reference method.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has announced the release of the TD-30 series of thermal desorption systems.

Kikkoman’s new LuciPac™ A3 Sanitation System, distributed by Weber Scientific, produces a test result an order of magnitude or higher than competitive products.

Mérieux NutriSciences recently announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in traQ’food, a French start-up commercializing a digital application for restaurants and food service to manage their hygiene and sanitary control plan.