House Flies and Food Safety
You might not recognize the presence of the housefly, Musca domestica, until you hear it buzzing in your ear, but it is nearly ubiquitous in…
ISO 6887-3:2017—Fish And Fishery Products
According to the CDC, raw or undercooked fish can cause about 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations, and 450 deaths each year in the United States. In…
ANSI | Cosmetics | Laboratory
ISO 17516:2014—Microbiology of Cosmetics
With the cosmetics industry growing at a rate of approximately 5.3% every year, it is critical to ensure that cosmetic products are safe for consumers…
ASTM E2011-21: Test Method For Hygienic Handwash Agents
On average you come into contact with 300 surfaces every 30 minutes, exposing you to 840,000 germs; yet, only 5% of people wash their hands…
Detecting Bacteria in the Food Chain: ISO 21528-2:2017
International standard ISO 21528-2: 2017: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae specifies a method by which users…
Antibiotic Resistance
The establishment of antibiotics almost ninety years ago with the creation of penicillin completely changed the impact of bacterial infections, making some previously fatal ailments…