An in-depth analysis in the United States, covering 2002 to 2023, reveals that biological contamination and allergens are the leading causes of food recalls. The study, recently published in the ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of the collected syringes grew at least one bacterial pathogen. Many syringes also tested positive for ...

Invisible pollutants in high tech greenhouses may be quietly reshaping the food on our plates and the soil beneath our feet. A new open access review maps how heavy metals, micro and nanoplastics, and ...

From static snapshots to real time sensing Conventional monitoring of microbial and algal contamination often depends on periodic sampling and lab analysis, which can miss fast developing events like ...

A critical review of quality assurance practices in microplastic monitoring found that some published QA/QC protocols recommend wearing gloves to prevent skin oils and biological contamination from ...

In medical testing and laboratory settings, pumps are needed to move biological samples such as blood, serum, cells, and proteins. However, these same samples can contaminate a pump’s internal ...

Two commonly employed systems for achieving these goals are Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) and Laminar Flow Cabinets (LFCs). While these cabinets may appear similar and both rely on HEPA filtration ...