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Nogales: Protecting food safety
When it comes to thorny issue of food safety, a technology initiative called Trellis is emerging to help companies exchange...
Food Safety Update: Documentation, tracking, and security
A pivotal part of any food safety plan is documentation and being able to produce the right kind of “paper...
Food Safety Update: Starting from scratch
At Borton & Sons, Inc. in Yakima, WA, the ongoing quest for cleanliness and food safety is taking the form...
Food Safety Update: Drilling down to specifics
As anyone in the perishables business knows, the facets of food safety are vast and varied—and so too are the...
Food Safety Update: The emphasis of prevention over reaction and response
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enacted in 2011, was the most extensive reform of food safety laws in the...
FDA offers industry guidance after completing E. coli investigation
PRESS RELEASE The Food and Drug Administration has completed its investigation of the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses...
CPS project looks at Listeria risk for nontraditional salad ingredients
PRESS RELEASE As nontraditional ingredients — such as beet greens, kale, Brussels sprouts and shredded broccoli stalks — gain popularity...
Recalls at a five-year low, FDA says, as it issues new notification guidance
Consumers should expect to see more frequent recall notifications as the FDA takes steps to modernize notification and warning procedures....
Satur Farms recall expands to Whole Foods prepared foods
Press Release — In response to a recall by Satur Farms, Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling various prepared foods...
Control your own integrity and quality
During this government shutdown, it’s tempting to conclude that food is less safe because government inspections aren’t taking place. Dozens...
Salmonella find prompts Vietnamese chili recall in Canada
An undisclosed amount of red chili peppers grown in Vietnam are being recalled in Canada due to a possible salmonella...
CDC declares E. coli outbreak over, continues romaine investigation
The CDC issued a final update on the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce grown in California,...
The Year ahead: Additional regulatory scrutiny
While increased food safety scrutiny is nothing new, the produce industry will experience more regulatory attention in 2019. Jennifer McEntire,...
The Year Ahead: Improve food safety
“In food safety, things did not go very well [in 2018],” says Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety and...
2018 may have been the worst food safety year
Just how bad was 2018 for food safety? “I don’t see how 2019 could be worse, but if it is,...
The produce industry must learn from the 2018 outbreaks
Many people will remember 2018 as a year of dealing with crushing food safety problems. For romaine lettuce, the year...
First look: the new romaine labels
The industry has been curious about the look of the new labels on romaine lettuce coming back to the market....
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