date:Aug 03, 2012
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is partnering with Genome Canada and Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions for the project, which will map the genome of the listeria bacteria to allow the development of more rapid testing. This could improve both the accuracy and speed of testing, allowing the CFIA to identify contaminated food.
Current test methods take at least five days, leaving the food system more vulnerable to the food-borne pathogen, which is capable of surviving freezing, dehydra