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Pathogens, Contamination and Technology in Food Safety Key Themes of 2022 Thus Far

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…Prevention https://foodsafetytech.com/column/the-costs-of-food-safety-correction-vs-prevention/ 2. FDA Continues Investigation of Listeria Outbreak in Packaged Salad https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/fda-continues-investigation-of-listeria-outbreak-in-packaged-salad 1. Coca Cola Recalls Minute Maid, Coca Cola and Sprite Drinks Due to Foreign Matter Contamination https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/coca-cola-recalls-minute-maid-coca-cola-and-sprite-drinks-due-to-foreign-matter-contamination…

…Prevention https://foodsafetytech.com/column/the-costs-of-food-safety-correction-vs-prevention/ 2. FDA Continues Investigation of Listeria Outbreak in Packaged Salad https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/fda-continues-investigation-of-listeria-outbreak-in-packaged-salad 1. Coca Cola Recalls Minute Maid, Coca Cola and Sprite Drinks Due to Foreign Matter Contamination https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/coca-cola-recalls-minute-maid-coca-cola-and-sprite-drinks-due-to-foreign-matter-contamination…

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Emily Newton, Revolutionized Magazine
In the Food Lab

Will a New Method of Freezing Foods Improve Food Quality and Food Processing?

By Emily Newton

freezing foods and standard food processing technologies have a rather large energy footprint, with extensive carbon emissions. Globally, those levels have to come down or the results will be disastrous….

freezing foods and standard food processing technologies have a rather large energy footprint, with extensive carbon emissions. Globally, those levels have to come down or the results will be disastrous….

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Mitzi Baum, Stop Foodborne Illness
Food Safety Culture Club

Our Petition to USDA: The Time for Change Is Now

By Mitzi Baum

…in raw poultry thus drastically decreasing foodborne illnesses due to these pathogens. According to the CDC, in 2019, these two pathogens combined were responsible for more than 70% of foodborne…

…in raw poultry thus drastically decreasing foodborne illnesses due to these pathogens. According to the CDC, in 2019, these two pathogens combined were responsible for more than 70% of foodborne…

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FSIS Revises Guidelines for Controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in Raw Poultry

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…Campylobacter in raw poultry. The changes are a result of new scientific and technical information, public comments, and FSIS’s decision to separate the guidelines into one on controlling Salmonella and…

…Campylobacter in raw poultry. The changes are a result of new scientific and technical information, public comments, and FSIS’s decision to separate the guidelines into one on controlling Salmonella and…

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USDA Awards bioMĆ©rieux’s GENE-UPĀ® Pathogenic E. coli (PEC) as Method of Choice for Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) Detection in USDA-FSIS Laboratories

By Food Safety Tech Staff

According to the June 28, 2024 USDA Constituent Update, FSIS evaluated commercially available pathogen screening technologies and will adopt a new rapid screening test for adulterant Shiga toxin-producing E. coli…

According to the June 28, 2024 USDA Constituent Update, FSIS evaluated commercially available pathogen screening technologies and will adopt a new rapid screening test for adulterant Shiga toxin-producing E. coli…

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Coronavirus, COVID-19

China Stops Poultry Imports From Tyson Foods Due to COVID-19 Concerns, Clamping Down on Inspections

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…counties): 3,748 employees were tested; 481 tested positive, and 95% were asymptomatic. “The results across our Northwest Arkansas facilities, and the country more broadly, reflect how much is still unknown…

…counties): 3,748 employees were tested; 481 tested positive, and 95% were asymptomatic. “The results across our Northwest Arkansas facilities, and the country more broadly, reflect how much is still unknown…

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Australia Could Ban Raw Milk Sale

…child and the hospitalization of four other children in December. The children suffered severe complications as a result of food poisoning sourced to raw milk consumption. The sale of raw…

…child and the hospitalization of four other children in December. The children suffered severe complications as a result of food poisoning sourced to raw milk consumption. The sale of raw…

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Retail Food Safety Forum

Combating Norovirus in Restaurants: Proper Sanitizer and the Wiping Step Matter

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…with different active ingredients (ethanol [EtOH], acid + anionic surfactant [AAS], quaternary ammonium compound [QAC] and sodium hypochlorite [NaOCl]) and a water control against two human norovirus strains—hNoV GII.4 Sydney…

…with different active ingredients (ethanol [EtOH], acid + anionic surfactant [AAS], quaternary ammonium compound [QAC] and sodium hypochlorite [NaOCl]) and a water control against two human norovirus strains—hNoV GII.4 Sydney…

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Women in Food Safety

A Journey Of Growth And Resilience: Life Is A Cycle, Follow The Flow

By Melody Ge

…She refused to compromise on safety and quality, even though it led to tension with her superiors. “I learned to ask questions, gain more knowledge, and work with the team,”…

…She refused to compromise on safety and quality, even though it led to tension with her superiors. “I learned to ask questions, gain more knowledge, and work with the team,”…

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FDA

FDA Issues Letter to Industry Addressing Efforts to Reduce Chemical Hazards in Foods for Babies and Young Children

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…controversy and concern, and raised questions over whether baby food manufacturers were hiding dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals in food, and whether FDA was doing enough to ensure the…

…controversy and concern, and raised questions over whether baby food manufacturers were hiding dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals in food, and whether FDA was doing enough to ensure the…

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