Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study. In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished ...

Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

The cross contamination most likely occurred because chemical mixtures were assembled into the kits within a lab space that was also handling synthetic coronavirus material. The scientists also said ...

Every summer, beach closures disrupt families, harm local businesses, and raise public health alarms. Most of the time, the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State health officials on Friday disclosed an incident at a state lab that revealed cross-contamination of test samples, drawing into scrutiny at least 52 drug cases ...

Contamination is an everyday challenge in cell culture labs. Undetected or ignored contamination and misidentification of cell lines endanger the reliability and reproducibility of experimental ...

The Laboratory Field Services Division of the California Department of Public Health said in a press release back in February that a routine inspection by the agency in December found "significant ...

Contamination from a firefighting foam has been found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, raising concerns from an advisory group that a soon-to-be-regulated chemical has spread off-site to private ...

An accidental cross-contamination event has placed a scientist and around 52 cases related to cocaine under intense scrutiny. The scientist failed to identify a substance in a blind test correctly, ...