Sunday 22 May 2016

The innovators: the laser that can spot bacteria in food

Scientists in South Korea have developed an early warning system for consumers in the home and in restaurants, takeaways and grocery shops


In a highly critical report last month, the British government came under fire for what the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies said was a failure to tackle the problem of food poisoning, which results in 20,000 people being hospitalised and 500 deaths every year.

The thinktank blamed the worsening situation on a substantial fall in the number of food standards and environmental inspections over a decade between 2004 and 2013. The lack of inspections resulted in a cut in prosecutions, the thinktank said, and allowed sloppy procedures in the food industry to go unchecked.

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