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Crystal Lindell

Crystal Lindell

Crystal Lindell has more than 10 years of journalism experience, and worked primarily at daily newspapers before joining BNP Media 2010. Before joining Food Engineering as the Managing Editor, she was the managing editor of a sister publication, Candy Industry Magazine, where she learned first-hand the joys of eating chocolate for breakfast. Lindell holds a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois – Springfield and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Illinois University.

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papaya

CDC shares lessons from the papaya recalls during Food Safety Summit

Matthew Wise, of the CDC, says figuring out what to tell the public can be difficult.
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Crystal Lindell
September 7, 2018
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"This is a big moving target," says Matthew Wise of the CDC. "It's tough to do the right thing when the right thing is sort of moving around — when you’re finding out new information on Wednesday that you didn’t know on Tuesday."
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pests

4 fall pest invaders and 3 ways to fight them

McCloud offers tips for keeping factories free from pests looking for winter shelter.
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Crystal Lindell
September 7, 2018
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One of the many ways that insects survive cold weather is to hibernate in void spaces of structures — including your factory or distribution center.
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lettuce
Food Safety

How to handle notifying the public about recalls

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with the public during recalls and outbreaks
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Crystal Lindell
August 20, 2018
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During the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC web-site page for E. Coli got 2 million page views. The month before that, it had gotten just 125,000.
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recall

When should the public find out about recalls?

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with public during recalls and outbreaks during a recent IAFP panel.
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Crystal Lindell
July 13, 2018
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Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with public during recalls and outbreaks during a recent IAFP panel.
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Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce

Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak linked to canal water

As of June 27, 210 people in 36 states have become ill from the outbreak, and there have been 96 hospitalizations and five deaths.
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Crystal Lindell
June 29, 2018
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As of June 27, 210 people in 36 states have become ill from the outbreak, and there have been 96 hospitalizations and five deaths.
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produce recall
Food Safety

How to manage recalls

New tools help processors manage recall processes
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Crystal Lindell
June 15, 2018
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As new regulations have led to increased food recalls, companies work to digitize their food safety systems, hoping they will help make it easier to track their products.
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recall

60 illnesses reported because of melon Salmonella outbreak

Caito Foods voluntarily recalls fresh-cut melon products after 31 people are hospitalized
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Crystal Lindell
June 9, 2018
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The CDC says 60 people in five Midwestern states have become ill as a result of the outbreak, and among 47 people with information available, thirty-one cases (66 percent) have been hospitalized.
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Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce

Marler Clark files lawsuits over romaine E. coli outbreak

Firm hopes to force the disclosure of where in the chain of distribution the contamination occurred.
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Crystal Lindell
June 3, 2018
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The firm says it is filing the lawsuits against the place of purchase of the contamination of the romaine to force the disclosure of where in the chain of distribution the contamination occurred.
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nororvirus
Food Safety Summit

Mock norovirus outbreak at Food Safety Summit infects 202 people in one day

NoroCORE ran a button experiment during the summit, simulating a norovirus outbreak and tracked the results.
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Crystal Lindell
May 31, 2018
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The first outbreak started at the evening reception when the exhibit hall opened, and its Patient Zero was Chip Manuel from Diversey, which ended up infecting 202 people in total.
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ice cream recall
Recall

Broken metal leads to H-E-B recall of ice creams and sherbets

Specific flavors and container sizes of EconoMax and Hill Country Fare ice creams and Creamy Creations sherbets recalled for broken metal in processing equipment.
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Crystal Lindell
May 31, 2018
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The affected products were distributed to stores in Texas and Mexico.
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