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Beltway Beat

USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…public health significance from entering commerce. The proposed Salmonella serotypes of public health significance identified for raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, and comminuted chicken are Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and I,4,[5],12:I:- ;…

…public health significance from entering commerce. The proposed Salmonella serotypes of public health significance identified for raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, and comminuted chicken are Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and I,4,[5],12:I:- ;…

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Listeria Outbreak Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The CDC website reported that there is a Listeria Outbreak Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis. Many people in this outbreak are reporting eating meats that they had sliced at…

The CDC website reported that there is a Listeria Outbreak Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis. Many people in this outbreak are reporting eating meats that they had sliced at…

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From the Editor’s Desk

June 7 is World Food Safety Day

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…underlines the importance of being prepared for food safety incidents, no matter how mild or severe they can be. According to the WHO’s website, Food safety incidents are situations where…

…underlines the importance of being prepared for food safety incidents, no matter how mild or severe they can be. According to the WHO’s website, Food safety incidents are situations where…

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Salmon, genetic engineering

Mad about “Frankenfish” Salmon, Groups Sue FDA

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…tinkering could easily morph into a disaster for wild salmon that will be impossible to undo.” The GE salmon has been developed by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. On its website,…

…tinkering could easily morph into a disaster for wild salmon that will be impossible to undo.” The GE salmon has been developed by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. On its website,…

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Listeria
Retail Food Safety Forum

Totally Cool, Inc., Recalls All Ice Cream Products Because of Possible Lm Contamination

According the the FDA’s website, Totally Cool, Inc. of Owings Mills, Maryland is recalling multiple brands of ice cream products, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria…

According the the FDA’s website, Totally Cool, Inc. of Owings Mills, Maryland is recalling multiple brands of ice cream products, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria…

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Jennifer Allen
Food Safety Attorney

Not a magic bullet: The dos and don’ts of dietary-supplement labeling

By Jennifer Allen

…rather than saying, for example, “this product prevents heart disease,” which is an obvious example of an improper drug claim, the labeling could state, “this product helps promote healthy heart…

…rather than saying, for example, “this product prevents heart disease,” which is an obvious example of an improper drug claim, the labeling could state, “this product helps promote healthy heart…

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Sequencing pattern, pathogens

Pilot Program Aims to Advance NGS to a Routine Pathogen Testing Platform

By Maria Fontanazza

…as the company has built itself on an NGS platform with capabilities that include GMO testing, pathogen detection and ingredient authenticity. The company just announced a pilot program for its…

…as the company has built itself on an NGS platform with capabilities that include GMO testing, pathogen detection and ingredient authenticity. The company just announced a pilot program for its…

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FDA Responds to Subcommittee Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Following a report released nearly two weeks ago about the potential danger posed by toxic heavy metals found in baby foods manufactured by several major companies, FDA has issued a…

Following a report released nearly two weeks ago about the potential danger posed by toxic heavy metals found in baby foods manufactured by several major companies, FDA has issued a…

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Alex Kinne, Thermo Fisher Scientific
In the Food Lab

Ensuring Food Safety in Meat Processing Through Foreign Object Detection

By Alex Kinne

…of their product and provide information about the processing environment so that the companies under consideration can as closely as possible simulate the manufacturing environment. These tests are typically provided…

…of their product and provide information about the processing environment so that the companies under consideration can as closely as possible simulate the manufacturing environment. These tests are typically provided…

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Craig Reeds
FST Soapbox

Cybersecurity for Food and Beverage Operational Technology (OT) Environments

By Craig Reeds

…are actually 16 critical infrastructure industries: Energy Financial Dams Defense Critical Manufacturing Water and Wastewater Food and Agriculture Healthcare Government Facilities Commercial Facilities Transportation Emergency Services Chemical Communications Nuclear Information…

…are actually 16 critical infrastructure industries: Energy Financial Dams Defense Critical Manufacturing Water and Wastewater Food and Agriculture Healthcare Government Facilities Commercial Facilities Transportation Emergency Services Chemical Communications Nuclear Information…

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