July 31, 2019

Food Safety: How Much Do You Actually Know?

Worrying that your furry friend may be suffering from Ehrilichiosis? Visit your veterinarian and ask for ImmunoComb® today!
July 15, 2019

How Safe is your Drinking Water?

Did you know that at least 2 billion people, globally, drink water coming from sources that have fecal contamination? According to the World Health Organization, contaminated water can cause diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio. It is also the cause of an estimated 485,000 diarrheal deaths each year.
March 22, 2018

Know your rights: Philippine Regulations on quality and safe drinking water

In the Philippines, two separate Administrative Orders govern different types of drinking water sources
March 21, 2018

Mycotoxin in Crops: A Threat to Humans and Livestock

Mycotoxin contamination is a significant food safety concern in the grain industry. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated commodities can lead to acute and chronic diseases in humans and animals.
November 8, 2017

Aflatoxin: One of the Most Potent Natural Carcinogens

Aflatoxin is one of the most potent natural carcinogens known to man and has been linked to a wide variety of human and animal health problems.
November 6, 2017

Mycotoxins : A Food and Feed Safety Crisis

Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by certain molds that contaminate various agricultural commodities pre or post-harvest. According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), international trade in agricultural commodities such as wheat, rice, barley, corn, sorghum, soybeans, groundnuts, and oilseeds amounts to hundred million tons each year.
October 17, 2017

How would you know if a shellfish is fresh?

Here are some tips on buying fresh shellfish. Fresh oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and cockles should have tightly closed shells or they should close their shells when you tap them.
October 16, 2017

Avoid dehydration the safe way

If you’re heading out into the great outdoors, make sure you use safe water to drink, cook and wash with.
October 5, 2017

Non-compliance to food safety could be very costly

“There are multiple costs associated to health hazards caused by unsafe food, worst of which are the mortality of a fraction of the world’s population, and […]
September 26, 2017

Your Best Solution for Veterinary Drug Residue Testing

Glenwood Technologies offers a broad range of test kits for the screening of banned and restricted veterinary drug residues in a wide variety of food and […]
September 25, 2017

Antibiotic Resistance: A major food safety concern

Misuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals can cause adverse health effects to humans. Contaminated food, once consumed, can cause antibiotic resistance, reducing the effectiveness of antibiotics […]
September 22, 2017

Protecting Public Health: Regulations in Using Antibiotics
in Food-Producing Farm Animals

To promote consumer health against illegal use of veterinary drugs in food producing animals, the Department of Agriculture proclaimed Administrative Order No. 14 series of 2006, […]
September 21, 2017

Antibiotics in your food: Should you be concerned?

Veterinary drugs such as antibiotics are commonly used in food-producing animals to treat infections, prevent disease, or for growth promotion. Doses of antibiotics are either administered […]
September 20, 2017

PREVENTION is better than CURE. (Especially when there’s NO CURE!)

It’s more than the price, the taste or the fancy packaging, especially when you’re allergic to something. Check the labels and list of ingredients of the […]