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.

Leatherhead Opens ‘DirtyLab’ For Pathogen Challenge Testing

Leatherhead Food Research announced the opening of its Pathogen Pilot Plant, also known as DirtyLab, for pathogen challenge testing on conventional and new food products. ...More
Yesterday
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A Snapshot of Today’s U.S. Consumer

The IFIC “2013 Food & Health Survey" gives insight on what consumers are thinking about dietary issues and food and beverage products, with some surprising results. ...More
Yesterday By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog
FMI Meets With USDA, FDA Over Listeria Risks in Delis

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) on May 22 took part in a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public meeting regarding the interagency risk assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in retail delicatessens. ...More
May 23, 2013
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DSM, World Vision Partner to Nourish Millions of Vulnerable Children

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, and World Vision, a global development organization, today announced a partnership to nourish the world's most vulnerable children. By 2016, the DSM-World Vision partnership aims to contribute to the ...More
May 23, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Nutraceuticals
USDA Puts Brakes on Monsanto, Dow GMO Crop Petitions

Dow is seeking to deregulate corn and soybean varieties that are resistant to an herbicide known as 2, 4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) while Monsanto has asked USDA to deregulate a soybean and cotton variety that are resistant to the herbicide, dicamba. ...More
May 23, 2013
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Plastic Food Packaging Linked to High Blood Pressure in Kids

Dietary exposure to phthalates that can leech from plastic packaging and mix with food may cause significant metabolic and hormonal abnormalities in children, especially during early development, according to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics. The findings ...More
May 22, 2013
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Foster Farms Recalls RTE Grilled Chicken Strips in 6 States

Foster Farms is recalling approximately 6,165 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips that contain the allergens wheat and soy, which are not declared on the product label, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced May 21. ...More
May 22, 2013
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What’s Bleach Doing in My Fruit?

It’s not uncommon to find stories in the popular media that frighten people away from processed food by pointing out some scary sounding chemicals used in food production. How do these “dangerous toxins" get in our food? ...More
May 22, 2013
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Study Raises Concerns Over Food Laboratory Accuracy

New research presented at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology raises concerns over food laboratory accuracy after it found food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis. ...More
May 21, 2013
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Singer Claims in Lawsuit McDonald's Ruined Her Voice

Paul Goodman, who owns several McDonald's restaurants, told The Huffington Post he plans to investigate the matter. ...More
May 21, 2013
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