FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and its joint venture partner, Sciex, a division of MDS Inc.’s Analytical Technologies business, (NYSE: MDZ, TSX: MDS), today announced the release of a new food testing method intended to help public health laboratories and food manufacturers improve food safety. Multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, continue comprehensive, science-based investigations to ensure human and animal health are protected from contaminants recently identified in animal feed and pet food.1
