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FAO Director: Immediate Efforts Needed to Reduce Global Threats to Agrifood Systems

The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

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USDA FSIS Releases New Salmonella Control Guideline for Swine Slaughter and Pork Processing

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…and lairage Slaughter controls Best practice recommendations for pork fabrication controls, including processing, packaging, and distribution controls for pork cuts and comminuted pork products. Download the new guideline here.  …

…and lairage Slaughter controls Best practice recommendations for pork fabrication controls, including processing, packaging, and distribution controls for pork cuts and comminuted pork products. Download the new guideline here.  …

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GFSI, The Consumer Goods Forum

Reset, Rethink, Recharge: First Virtual GFSI Conference to Address Urgent Topics in Food Safety

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…and transparency; sharing best practices; and technologies shaping the future of food safety. “Collaboration to ensure safe food for consumers everywhere and sustainable food systems has never been more critical…

…and transparency; sharing best practices; and technologies shaping the future of food safety. “Collaboration to ensure safe food for consumers everywhere and sustainable food systems has never been more critical…

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FDA Seeks $57 Million in Investments in Food Safety Modernization and Funding to Reduce Chemicals in Food

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Today the FDA announced its budget request as part of the President’s 2023 fiscal year budget. Within the food sector, the agency is asking for $43 million for food safety…

Today the FDA announced its budget request as part of the President’s 2023 fiscal year budget. Within the food sector, the agency is asking for $43 million for food safety…

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IFSAC to Continue Focus on Finding Sources of Foodborne Illnesses

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…disease data, and continued collaboration with external partners in an effort to boost data access and capabilities. The group will be targeting several efforts in the coming year, including: Analysis…

…disease data, and continued collaboration with external partners in an effort to boost data access and capabilities. The group will be targeting several efforts in the coming year, including: Analysis…

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Status and Outlook of Food Labeling Proposals

By Brian Ronholm, Karen Ellis Carr

…announced the new compliance date of January 1, 2020. Earlier in the year, a group of food industry trade associations and officials requested that FDA delay the compliance date for

…announced the new compliance date of January 1, 2020. Earlier in the year, a group of food industry trade associations and officials requested that FDA delay the compliance date for

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Food processing and sanitation

Seize the Competition by Improving Sanitation

By Tim Tancred

…waste, reduction in variability and reduction of inflexibility. When these factors come together, work can be completed in a standardized, efficient and sanitary manner. Study. Streamline. Standardize. Product recalls due…

…waste, reduction in variability and reduction of inflexibility. When these factors come together, work can be completed in a standardized, efficient and sanitary manner. Study. Streamline. Standardize. Product recalls due…

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Cybersecurity

Maintaining Data Security in Plant Operations

By Matthew Taylor, Tony Giles

…a day off for passing cybersecurity training and simulated tests. Businesses can ramp up data security by implementing controls across the organization. Passwords should require a combination of upper and…

…a day off for passing cybersecurity training and simulated tests. Businesses can ramp up data security by implementing controls across the organization. Passwords should require a combination of upper and…

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Eggs

FSIS Will Start Testing All Pasteurized Egg Products for Listeria

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Beginning on September 21, FSIS will test all domestic and imported pasteurized egg products for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The agency currently tests these products for Lm if they have a…

Beginning on September 21, FSIS will test all domestic and imported pasteurized egg products for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The agency currently tests these products for Lm if they have a…

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