Matsushita Seiko develops food poisoning tester

Matsushita Seiko develops food poisoning tester

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Seiko Co. said May 9 it has developed a device (shown in photo) that can quickly determine whether food or cooking utensils are contaminated with microbes that can cause food poisoning, such as E. coli bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus. The system takes only 10 minutes to complete the test, which in the past has typically taken more than a day, the company said. Matsushita Seiko plans to put the device on the market by December, targeting food companies.

7 infants contract antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Tokyo

7 infants contract antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the morning of Aug. 26 shows the University of Tokyo Hospital where seven infants aged between 3 months and 2 years have contracted an antibiotic-resistant bacteria while being treated at the hospital. Of them, a 2-year-old girl had a fever of 39 C in July but has recovered, while the six others developed no symptoms despite their infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), hospital officials said.

LEDs for Medical Germicidal Lamps from Nitride Semiconductor

LEDs for Medical Germicidal Lamps from Nitride Semiconductor

The inactivation of bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, influenza virus and norovirus has already been verified at the virus center of the Sendai Medical Center of the National Hospital Organization (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City). The company plans to test the system on a new type of corona within the next month. UV and mercury lamps are used as germicidal lamps in medical facilities. However, UV lamps have a short life span and are easily broken, and the Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international regulation, will ban the manufacture, import and export of mercury-based lighting from 2021. Against this background, the spread of high-output deep UV LEDs is expected in the future. Photo taken on March 30, 2020 (location unknown), credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Matsushita Seiko develops food poisoning tester

Matsushita Seiko develops food poisoning tester

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Seiko Co. said May 9 it has developed a device (shown in photo) that can quickly determine whether food or cooking utensils are contaminated with microbes that can cause food poisoning, such as E. coli bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus. The system takes only 10 minutes to complete the test, which in the past has typically taken more than a day, the company said. Matsushita Seiko plans to put the device on the market by December, targeting food companies.

7 infants contract antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Tokyo

7 infants contract antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the morning of Aug. 26 shows the University of Tokyo Hospital where seven infants aged between 3 months and 2 years have contracted an antibiotic-resistant bacteria while being treated at the hospital. Of them, a 2-year-old girl had a fever of 39 C in July but has recovered, while the six others developed no symptoms despite their infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), hospital officials said.