Salmonella

A University of Missouri System-led research team developing new ways to detect salmonella in the chicken supply chain received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to eventually make a commercially viable product.

A multi-university research team is developing technology that can detect salmonella contamination in a matter of minutes. Researchers aim to take the results from sensors and pair them with other data to strengthen the safety and resilience of the chicken supply.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2013 - Salmonella tainted ground beef could be the biggest challenge facing the industry,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 1, 2013 - John Miller walks across the lime covered floor of his chicken barn and steps out a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2013 - Almost three years ago, in 2010, more than 500 million eggs were recalled in an…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2013 - In August 2010, Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, announced a nationwide voluntary…

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St. Louis area grocers remove recalled turkey from shelvesThe meat processor, Cargill, is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey produced at an…