Steve Ardagh, Eagle Protect
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Glove Polymers: The Unregulated Food Safety Threat

By Steve Ardagh

…are being implemented by one particular glove supplier. These tests ensure that their gloves coming into the United States are made in clean, well-run factories, free of any type of…

…are being implemented by one particular glove supplier. These tests ensure that their gloves coming into the United States are made in clean, well-run factories, free of any type of…

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Air Monitoring Under FSMA

…and viable versus non-viable particle monitoring. The first thing to consider is your facility. Does your facility use compressed air or compressed gas? Compressed air can be considered to be…

…and viable versus non-viable particle monitoring. The first thing to consider is your facility. Does your facility use compressed air or compressed gas? Compressed air can be considered to be…

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Erin Mann, Food Protection and Defense Institute
FST Soapbox

Targeting Agent Detection with Horizon Scanning of Food System Disruptions

By Erin Mann, MPH

…food products to test remains. The sheer volume of food produced within and traded across U.S. borders makes agent detection a daunting, time-consuming and expensive task. The decision of when…

…food products to test remains. The sheer volume of food produced within and traded across U.S. borders makes agent detection a daunting, time-consuming and expensive task. The decision of when…

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Enrichment Time for Salmonella

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…can take between three and five days to detect Salmonella in product, and with full serotyping, it can take as long as two to three weeks to obtain results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4f1O07did0&feature=youtu.be…

…can take between three and five days to detect Salmonella in product, and with full serotyping, it can take as long as two to three weeks to obtain results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4f1O07did0&feature=youtu.be…

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Rick Biros, President/Publisher, Innovative Publishing Co. LLC
Biros' Blog

Bill 2491 – NIMBY Pesticides and GMOs

By Rick Biros

…to have the ability, with the consensus of my community, to prevent them from being used in or very near my backyard. References: 1. CDC’s website with Atrazine information, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=336&tid=59…

…to have the ability, with the consensus of my community, to prevent them from being used in or very near my backyard. References: 1. CDC’s website with Atrazine information, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=336&tid=59…

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Sprouts

FDA’s Draft Guidance Aims to Help Keep Sprouts Contamination Free

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…in complying with the FSMA Produce Rule, which requires “covered sprout operations take measures to prevent the introduction of dangerous microbes into seeds or beans used for sprouting, test spent…

…in complying with the FSMA Produce Rule, which requires “covered sprout operations take measures to prevent the introduction of dangerous microbes into seeds or beans used for sprouting, test spent…

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Free Food Safety Culture Toolkit Launched by Alliance of Advocates, Food Safety Pros

…to protect overall public health,” says Dr. Vanessa Coffman, director of the Alliance. “Sharing our Alliance members’ best practices help smaller companies build a path toward stronger food safety cultures.”…

…to protect overall public health,” says Dr. Vanessa Coffman, director of the Alliance. “Sharing our Alliance members’ best practices help smaller companies build a path toward stronger food safety cultures.”…

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Petra Sterwerf and Holly Mockus

Going Lean To Support Food Safety

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…latest news and information on food safety practices and regulation. What’s happening in the industry to make Lean more important to companies? Petra: In the era of the great resignation,…

…latest news and information on food safety practices and regulation. What’s happening in the industry to make Lean more important to companies? Petra: In the era of the great resignation,…

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USDA FSIS To Host Webinar on Expanded Data Access for PHIS

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…access the webinar on the FSIS website event page. A recording of the webinar, along with presentation slides, will be posted on the FSIS website for those unable to attend….

…access the webinar on the FSIS website event page. A recording of the webinar, along with presentation slides, will be posted on the FSIS website for those unable to attend….

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