KANSAS State expert in real-time testing says E. coli test used in preparation for Beijing Olympics will improve food safety, public health for the event - (from a press release)
November 6, 2007 – 7:48 pmManhattan — While the world’s athletes train for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Chinese officials are working to get the host country’s food safety practices in shape.
According to a Kansas State University microbiologist and expert in real-time testing, the key to China’s food safety fitness will be keeping E. coli in check. Daniel Y.C. Fung, a professor of food science at K-State, said E. coli is an important indicator pathogen.
“If you find E. coli, something is wrong,” Fung said. “E. coli is an indicator of pollution. Usually you will have some fecal material somewhere.”
At a large event like the Olympics in a city as large as Beijing, food contamination has the potential to affect a large number of people in a small area. China is working to improve its food safety standards, and Fung said it’s not uncommon to test for air quality or food contaminants at events like the […]
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