Product Recalls

So, what is it about Listeria that causes so many problems compared to other food poisoning bacteria? The worrying fact is that it is a hardy, cold loving microorganism that can multiply rapidly at refrigerated temperatures in most foods. With a growing market for Read to Eat (RTE) foods and the relentless push to extend shelf-life, any relaxation in hygiene control can increase the risk of contamination. A single listeria cell can easily multiply and reach infective dose levels within a few days, causing listeriosis. For a food manufacturer, if a food product contamination has been detected and is destroyed ...

FMCG Industry Solutions have partnered with Micreos, a Dutch based company in the field of targeted antibacterial technology to offer PhageGuard Listex. It is a culture of bacteriophages (or phages for short) that effectively eliminates Listeria monocytogenes. Found naturally in the environment, phages offer an effective solution through its ability to eliminate many pathogenic bacteria. PhageGuard Listex goes further as it targets and destroys Listeria monocytogenes. Current food safety solutions inhibit Listeria by adding chemically-based preservatives the product. According to Dirk de Meester, Director of Business Development at Micreos, “Better than suppressing the bacteria, phages targets and kills listeria cells,”. PhageGuard is different in ...

Small Exerpt - We all want a clean environment, but what defines ‘clean’ and how do we ensure that cleaning standards are maintained? In today’s environment a simple eye test ...