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Title : IBM, Cornell identifying food hazards before outbreaks occur
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Source : Food Safety News
Year : 2017
Link : http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/06/ibm-cornell-identifying-food-hazards-before-outbreaks-occur/
Country : United States of America
Commodity: AP-Milk and milk products
Abstract: When it comes to food safety, being able to identify traits of what is considered “normal” for a food ingredient, helps producers detect when something is “abnormal. ” IBM and Cornell University will be collaborating to help keep the global milk supply safe. Specifically, next-generation genetic sequencing combined with bioinformatics analytics, will help reduce the chances of safety breaches impacting dairy. The teaching dairy barn at Cornell University will provide real-world conditions for researchers. Lindsay France/University Photography Researchers will collect genetic data from the microbiome of raw milk samples in a “