You wouldn’t be able to test food from restaurants, but you could make sure all your groceries are safe
Food-borne bacteria are an invisible, potentially deadly source of disease not only in developing countries, but in the United States as well. Foods are recalled all the time for contamination — and every time you pick up a piece of fresh produce, you’re running a risk. Will this food make me sick?
We might not have to take that risk much longer. A team of dedicated researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a smartphone app that pairs with a small chip to detect pathogens lingering on the surface of foods.
The tool is small enough to fit in your pocket and can detect miniscule amounts of bacteria using innovative biosensors. It’s affordable, at just $30 a pop, and could potentially spare people across the globe from consuming risky and contaminated foods.
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