Princeton engineers have developed a sensor that may revolutionize how drugs and medical devices are tested for contamination, and in the process also help ensure the survival of two species of threatened animals. To be fair, some of the credit goes to an African frog.

Some Sokolów Home Black Pudding Sausage with a ‘use by’ date of 30 October 2010 has been recalled, because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is also sold under the name Grill Black Pudding Sausage. Listeria is a food bug that causes food poisoning.

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Inside a Silicon Valley company's windowless vault, massive servers silently monitor millions of heads of lettuce from the time they are plucked from the dirt to the moment the bagged salad is scanned at the grocery checkout counter.

Environmental health officers recently closed Alderney's only Chinese takeaway. High Street-based New China Garden was shut for a week after officers declared food safety standards had not been met during a routine inspection.

Today's Highlights From May 1 to October 15, 2010, approximately 1,813 illnesses were reported that are likely to be associated with this outbreak.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia and Maine are working closely with a collaborator to save water as part of an effort to develop recirculating water systems for cool- and cold-water fish production.

Estonian Public Broadcasting reports an outbreak of salmonella at a nursery school in Tabasalu, a small town just outside Tallinn, caused illness among 13 children and one assistant teacher last week. Five of the children had to be hospitalized.

Forget the name: Obama Fried Chicken sucks at food safety. In 2009, two New York City fast-food joints started calling themselves Obama Fried Chicken, raising concerns about old racial stereotypes. Last week, according to Grub Street, the Harlem Obama Fried Chicken was closed by the Health Department after scoring 115 violation points, almost 100 points past the C grade.