The rapid detection of food-borne bacterial pathogens as part of a quality control program is necessary for the maintenance of a safe food supply. In this report, we present our findings for an immunocapture PCR method for the detection of Campylobacter jejuni in foods. The method permits direct detection of the pathogen without an enrichment step and can be performed in approximately 8 h. Assa...

A total of 12 federal agencies, plus their state counterparts, contribute to the regulatory snarl that governs the safety of the American food supply. With so much federal oversight, one might expect U.S. foods to be virtually risk-free. But this is hardly the case; contaminated food is responsible for 75 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each ye...

This article addresses general and specific aspects of dietary sodium interventions from the perspective of behavioral change. Changing dietary behavior requires relearning a range of habitual behaviors involved in day-to-day eating situations in the context of a diverse and complex food supply and in consideration of numerous factors, other than health concerns, that influence habitual eating ...

Purpose The current complex halal food supply chain (SC) has caused scandals, which have illustrated the weakness of multiple quality standards and certification audits in ensuring safety. Drawn on resource-based view (RBV) theory, purpose this study is to explore impacts SC integration (SCI) integrity and, consequently, quality. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data were collected from 27...

Purpose. This study assessed the sustainable food procurement of members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). It also considered the inconsistencies between their animal and human food supply chains, as well as between between their procurement priorities and practices. Design. A quantitative, cross-sectional approach was employed, involving the use of a web-based...

This paper presents a literature review of the issues surrounding supply chain risk management within the UK food industry and identifies key risk management techniques used by the food industry. The paper also presents the results from a pilot survey. The survey was conducted in an effort to explore further the understanding and perceptions that entities within the UK food supply chains have r...

Regional food hubs provide logistics services for small and mid-sized food producers, giving them the ability to reach larger markets and customers than they can reach on their own. However, once food hub managers have helped to establish connections between producers and new customers, they often find themselves cut out of the regional food supply chain when the farmers decide to sell their pr...