Food Safety

Microbial (bacterial, yeast and mold) contamination and prevention of food-borne illness, and toxic compounds, pesticides, plus information about ongoing food and beverage recalls, developments in quality control and other safety issues, including contamination, allergens, certification requirements (ISO, HACCP, GMP) and regulatory updates.

FSIS Delays Start of ‘Big 6’ Sampling Until June 4

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the implementation date for routine sampling of six additional strains of E. coli, known as non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STECs) or “The Big Six," as adulterants to June 4, 2012. ...More
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So You Want to Create a Food Product?

Think you have a great idea for a food product but have no experience in the industry? Until there is a “Food Start-Up for Dummies” book, this list will help you understand some of the challenges you have ahead. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in Blog
Food Safety Top Priority for Consumers, Manufacturers

Just this past year, food recalls and natural disasters affected global food supply chains, while political upheavals, new government regulations and continued debates about the environment pushed the issued of foods safety to the forefront of both manufacturers’ and ...More
February 7, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
FDA Blocks More OJ Imports Over Fungicide

Brazil's orange juice industry has removed the pesticide carbendazim from its list of recommended fungicides for crop treatments after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blocked another 20 shipments of orange juice last week from entering the country because they ...More
February 6, 2012
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Listeria Prompts Hard-Boiled Egg Recall in 34 States

Michael Foods, Inc., has recalled more than 1 million hard-boiled eggs because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Feb. 1. ...More
February 6, 2012
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DuPont Sets Goals to Curb World Hunger

In an effort to curb world hunger, DuPont announced new food security goals that address innovation, education and rural community development that will be tracked along with the company’s current sustainability goals. DuPont has set a 2020 goal for completion of the new ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Raw Milk Sickens 38 on East Coast

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that 38 people in four states have been sickened by raw milk contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria that was produced at The Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pa. ...More
February 3, 2012
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IFT, FAO Partner to Address Global Food Needs

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)" to facilitate cooperation between FAO and IFT in preventing and readdressing the increasing risks associated with ...More
February 3, 2012
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Plasma Treatment Kills Pathogens in Raw Poultry

Zapping raw poultry with a dose of plasma effectively kills pathogens, including Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a new study published in the Journal of Food Protection. ...More
February 3, 2012
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Salmonella Kills 1, Sickens 30 in the UK

An outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to tainted ready-to-eat sliced watermelon has killed one and sickened 30 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to the U.K. Health Protection Agency. The outbreak began in December 2011, and cases of illness caused by the ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News