Showa Denko's Subsidiary Provides Bacteriologic Testing Service to Food Industry.Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Showa Denko has announced the full-scale entry of its subsidiary Kokusai Eisei into the bacteriologic testing business. Kokusai Eisei, having received authorization from Kawasaki City, now offers a bacteriologic testing service to the food industry. Now, the company provides a microorganism microorganism /mi·cro·or·gan·ism/ (-or´gah-nizm) a microscopic organism; those of medical interest include bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. test for food-processing facilities as well as a screening service for enteric bacterial infections in staff who work for food businesses. Specifically, the testing services help identify bacteria that cause food poisoning, including salmonella, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli EHEC Any of the E coli serotypes–eg O29, O39, O145 that produces shiga-like toxins, causing bloody inflammatory diarrhea, evoking a HUS. See Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hemolytic uremic syndrome. O-157, campylobacter Campylobacter Genus of gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria infecting mammals. Many species, especially C. fetus, cause miscarriage in sheep and cattle. C. jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning. Sources include meats (particularly chicken) and unpasteurized milk. coli and others. Kokusai Eisei offers the services through its nine domestic bases, aiming to generate sales of 300 million yen (US$2.7 million) in 2008. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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