Category Food safety

Antibiotic residues in food

Antibiotics are drugs – that are used therapeutically to preserve human and animal health and welfare. They may be produced naturally by living organisms or synthetically in the laboratory. These antibiotics prevent or eliminate microbial growth and development. This refers to…

Food safety amidst COVID-19

Van Doremalen, Bushmaker [16], assessed the survival of the COVID-19 virus on different surfaces and indicated that the virus could remain viable on plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours, on copper for up to four hours and…