IBM, Cornell identifying food hazards before outbreaks occur By Kelsey M. Mackin  When it comes to food safety, being able to identify traits of what is considered “normal” for a food ingredient, helps producers detect when something is “abnormal.” IBM and Cornell University will be collaborating to help keep the global milk supply safe. Specifically, next-generation genetic sequencing combined with bioinformatics analytics, will help reduce the chances of... Continue Reading
DeCosters must surrender; egg men finally to serve their time By Dan Flynn  To all the names people have called Austin “Jack” DeCoster — "habitual offender," "bad egg," “authoritarian" and "notorious" are among those often mentioned — add one more: "inmate.” After losing at the federal appellate court level and being unable to obtain sentencing review by the U.S. Supreme Court, the man who once may have been America's... Continue Reading
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You won't see claims like this in any ads: "Our chicken, is safer than our competitors' chicken." There's an unwritten understanding in the industry that food safety won't be used as an advertising tactic. Yet, in an important way, commercial chicken buyers can actually find out how chicken slaughter plants are doing when it comes... 
