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JBT Avure acquires new technology for HPP meat applications

JBT Avure's new HPP technology for fresh ground meat retains the natural appearance and texture during the high-pressure process.

Deep Foods recalls golden raisins for undeclared sulfites

Deep Foods Inc. recalled Deep golden raisins in plastic bags of three sizes because they contain sulfites that weren’t listed on la...

Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc. recalls bacon quiche products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens

Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 51 pounds of cheese and bacon quiche products due ...

Tyson Foods, Inc. recalls ready-to-eat chicken fritter products to due possible foreign matter contamination

Tyson Foods, Inc., a New Holland, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 190,757 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken fritter products t...

FDA alerts consumers to Hepatitis A virus contamination of Kroger brand frozen blackberries

The FDA is alerting consumers to a hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination of frozen blackberries under the Kroger grocery store “Pri...

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Operations

Can blockchain solve new labeling requirement challenges?

Liz Parker

Food Safety Strategies recently was able to talk with Karen Burns, from San Francisco Bay Area tax and consulting firm Sensiba San Filippo, about blockchain and Congress's new labeling requirements. …

Food Safety Summit

Still time to view Michael Taylor's keynote presentation from the Food Safety Summit

The Food Safety Summit is offering the opportunity for industry professionals who were not able to attend the event earlier this most to view the Keynote Presentation by Michael Taylor, …

Food Distributor

Is your facility food safe and defensible?

Wayne Labs

Unless your facility is a USDA shop, then it most likely falls under FSMA regulations, which for the vast majority of processors is the law of the land. If you …

Regulatory

Warehouse compliance to the Food Safety Modernization Act

Jerry Heaps

I recently had a warehouse manager mention that it had been twelve years since an FDA inspection. …

FSMA

Processors must soon comply with FSMA's rule to try to stop intentional adulteration

Under the Intentional Adulteration rule, domestic and foreign food facilities are required to complete and maintain a written food defense plan that assesses their potential vulnerabilities to deliberate contamination where …

Food Manufacturer & Processor

Extending the applications of blockchain in the food manufacturing industry

Wayne Labs

According to a new NIST report, blockchain technology is being used to provide not only tamper-resistant transmission of manufacturing data for making machine parts, but also perfect traceability of that …

Food Distributor

Cannabis, whole genome sequencing, blockchain discussed at 2019 Food Safety Summit

The 21st Annual Food Safety Summit occurred last week in Rosemont, IL, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and over 1,400 food safety professionals representing the leading foodservice and retail …

Legal perspectives on the state of CBD

Douglas Peckenpaugh

CBD holds massive potential across every area of food and beverages. According to The Brightfield Group, the U.S. hemp-derived CBD market could hit $22 billion by 2022.

Security

Developing an effective Food Defense Program (FDP)

Shawn Stevens

FSIS encourages establishments to voluntarily adopt and implement a Food Defense Plan (FDP), and to conduct training and exercises to ensure preparedness.

Cleaning and Sanitation

More than clean: PSSI bolsters how its sanitation protects food

Rose Shilling

PSSI, which sends in its teams to clean and sanitize many top food facilities, has made changes to reinforce how it helps protect the food supply.

FDA

Processors must ensure their PCQIs are qualified, trained and experienced

Richard Stier

Food processors have a mandate to ensure that they have someone with a new title on board: the preventive controls qualified individual, or PCQI.

Food Safety Management

OSHA, FSIS and worker safety

Wayne Labs

While robots are taking over dangerous jobs in newer automated meat and poultry plants, the rest still use mostly manual labor.

Sanitary Plant & Equipment Design

Are you the weakest link in the sanitary design chain?

John Johnson

Being the weakest link in any organization or supply chain is not an award one should strive for. But the axiom “a team, organization or process is only as good as its weakest link” is true, as is the processes of food safety and sanitation are only as good as the weakest links. These links can be categorized into objective (mechanical) and subjective (human) areas. So how can the weakest links in the sanitary food supply chain be identified and continually improved?

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