Advances in Food Safety

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Research Overview and Methodology
  • Scope
  • Research Methodology
• Introduction and Study Highlights
  • Introduction
  • Study Highlights

2 TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• Food Contamination
  • Food Contamination
  • Genetic Modification
• Food Safety Technologies
  • Food Processing and Preservation Technologies
  • Food Packaging Technology
  • Culture Medium; Rapid Assay Technology and Chromatography
  • Other Technologies

3 ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

• Innovations in Food Processing and Preservation Technologies
  • Ohmic Heating Enhances Sensory Shelf Life of Juices--Israel
  • Avure' s 215L Ultra High Pressure Processing (HPP) System--USA
  • Antimicrobial Research at Pennsylvania State University--USA
  • Purac' s Research--USA
  • IPS Technology Combines Ohmic and Radio Frequency Heating--Germany
  • Natick' s Food Processing Technique Enables Longer Shelf-Life--USA
  • Xenon Corporation--USA
• Innovations in Bacteriophage Technology
  • EBI Food Safety' s Research--Netherlands
  • Listeria Capture Kit Launched for Food Safety Testing--Germany
• Innovations in Food Packaging Aspects
  • New Carton Extends Shelf Life of Food Products--UK
  • Pouch with Integrated Valve and MAP Film for Refrigerated Food Products--Austria
  • Controlled Atmosphere Packaging Extends Shelf Life of Pasteurized Products--Sweden
  • Novel Barrier Coating for Extending Beverage Shelf life--South Africa
• Innovations in Food Safety Testing and Detection Technologies(Sensors, RED, Test Kits)
  • Handheld Sensor Developed for Rapid Detection of Pathogens--USA
  • BAX Q7 System for Food Safety and Quality Testing--USA
  • Poultry Immunity Test Serves As Early Warning System--Croatia and Slovenia
  • Biosensor Technology to Detect Escherichia coli--USA
  • Cliquid Software Automates Microbial Detection in Food Products--USA
  • Nanobioluminescent Spray Detects Pathogens--Singapore
  • Sensor to Detect Spoilage in Meat and Poultry Products--USA
• Innovations in Culture Mediums and Rapid Assay Technologies
  • Ped-2E9 Cytotoxicity Analysis for Bacillus Cereus--USA
  • Culture Medium for Detecting Campylobacter--France
  • Culture Medium for Salmonella Detection--UK
  • Culture Medium Facilitates Rapid Listeria Detection--USA

4 ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTORS

• Technology and Product Development Accelerators and Barriers
  • Technology and Product Development Accelerators
  • Technology and Product Development Barriers
• Market Factors; Regulatory Standards and Other Notable Developments
  • Market Factors and Trends
  • Regulatory Standards
  • Other Notable Technology/Product Developments

5 PATENTS; DATABASE OF KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS AND GLOSSARY

• Patents
  • US Patents
  • Rest of the World Patents
• Database of Key Industry Participants and Glossary
  • Database of Key Industry Participants
  • Glossary

6 FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

• Product Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Technology Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Excellence in Technology Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient

7 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Database Tables
  • Poultry Count (Million Heads); By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Cattle Count (000 Heads); By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Egg Production (000 Tonnes); By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Number of Salmonellosis Cases; By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Prevalence of Diabetes (Millions); By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Bladder Cancer Incidence (000); By Regions; 1999-2006
  • Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease (Millions); By Regions; 1999-2006