Prevent Contamination from Defects in Metal Can Food Packaging

By Wayne D. Niemeyer

…iron oxide (rust) particle in the center. (Click to enlarge) Visual examination of additional cans from the production line is done, followed by examination with a low-power microscope, typically a…

…iron oxide (rust) particle in the center. (Click to enlarge) Visual examination of additional cans from the production line is done, followed by examination with a low-power microscope, typically a…

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FSMA Supply Chain IQ Test (Part I)

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Food Safety Tech’s FSMA IQ test series continues with a two-part series that addresses supply chain considerations under FSMA. Once again, the test was put together by the subject matter…

Food Safety Tech’s FSMA IQ test series continues with a two-part series that addresses supply chain considerations under FSMA. Once again, the test was put together by the subject matter…

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FSMA Supply Chain IQ Test (Part II)

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Food Safety Tech’s FSMA Supply Chain IQ test series continues with Part II. The test was put together by the subject matter experts at Kestrel Management, LLC. Before taking Part…

Food Safety Tech’s FSMA Supply Chain IQ test series continues with Part II. The test was put together by the subject matter experts at Kestrel Management, LLC. Before taking Part…

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Benjamin Katchman, PathogenDx
In the Food Lab

Revolutionary Rapid Testing for Listeria Monocytogenes and Salmonella

By Benjamin A. Katchman, Ph.D., Michael E. Hogan, Ph.D., Nathan Libbey, Patrick M. Bird

…to new Third Industrial Age technologies, to make the 2020 international food supply chain safer. We Are Not in 1880 Anymore: The Time has Come to Move Food Safety Testing…

…to new Third Industrial Age technologies, to make the 2020 international food supply chain safer. We Are Not in 1880 Anymore: The Time has Come to Move Food Safety Testing…

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More Food Labs Using Certified Reference Materials

By Karin Pauly

…food laboratories, a laboratory testing services company commissioned a survey of laboratory directors, quality assurance managers and technical supervisors. One area of questioning focused on certified reference materials (CRM). According…

…food laboratories, a laboratory testing services company commissioned a survey of laboratory directors, quality assurance managers and technical supervisors. One area of questioning focused on certified reference materials (CRM). According…

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Shawn K. Stevens, Food Industry Counsel
Food Safety Attorney

To Test Or Not To Test?

By Shawn K. Stevens

…Safety Assessment (FSA) for cause. If USDA decides to conduct environmental pathogen sampling to “test” a company’s preventative controls or its compliance with the regulations, that company is always welcome…

…Safety Assessment (FSA) for cause. If USDA decides to conduct environmental pathogen sampling to “test” a company’s preventative controls or its compliance with the regulations, that company is always welcome…

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Addressing Foreign Material Contamination in Food Products

By Kurt Westmoreland

…the majority of cases, a third-party inspection company can find foreign material contamination and limit product loss to only product that is contaminated. This allows companies to recapture revenue that…

…the majority of cases, a third-party inspection company can find foreign material contamination and limit product loss to only product that is contaminated. This allows companies to recapture revenue that…

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Food Quality Alliance Provides a Total Management Solution

Whether it’s developing and testing new food products, ensuring compliance with expanding food safety and supply chain mandates, coordinating and hosting growing numbers of annual audits, or managing crucial client…

Whether it’s developing and testing new food products, ensuring compliance with expanding food safety and supply chain mandates, coordinating and hosting growing numbers of annual audits, or managing crucial client…

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RS Spectra

Using Raman Spectroscopy to Evaluate Packaging for Frozen Hamburgers

By Gary Johnson, Ph.D.

Raman spectroscopy (RS) can be used to identify layers in polymer food packaging films to better understand the laminated plastic’s chemical composition. A Raman spectrum is obtained by illuminating a…

Raman spectroscopy (RS) can be used to identify layers in polymer food packaging films to better understand the laminated plastic’s chemical composition. A Raman spectrum is obtained by illuminating a…

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Top 20 Tips for Tubing and Hose Selection – Part 2

By John Stover

…(260°C) and are frequently used in electrically-associated applications like computers and appliances. But other tubing can release hazardous chemicals when burned. An example is the high-performance synthetic rubber, Viton®. Be…

…(260°C) and are frequently used in electrically-associated applications like computers and appliances. But other tubing can release hazardous chemicals when burned. An example is the high-performance synthetic rubber, Viton®. Be…

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