Dr. David Acheson is the Founder and CEO of The Acheson Group
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Final Preventive Controls Rules ā€“ Devil in the Details?

By Dr. David Acheson, Melanie J. Neumann

…by the primary production farm but located separately and is devoted to harvesting, packing and/or holding raw agricultural commodities. A flexible supply-chain program with separate compliance dates. In general, a…

…by the primary production farm but located separately and is devoted to harvesting, packing and/or holding raw agricultural commodities. A flexible supply-chain program with separate compliance dates. In general, a…

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Funding Critical for FSMA, Says FDA’s Taylor

…prevents hazards instead of just responding to them. Approach to food safety inspections and compliance will be fundamentally different. FDA will deploy inspectors who are specialized in specific food commodities,…

…prevents hazards instead of just responding to them. Approach to food safety inspections and compliance will be fundamentally different. FDA will deploy inspectors who are specialized in specific food commodities,…

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FDA Investigates Listeria monocytogenes in Ice Cream Products from Blue Bell Creameries

…picking it up directly from the retailers and hospital settings it serves. The company has also shut down the production line where the products were made. Source: FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm438104.htm…

…picking it up directly from the retailers and hospital settings it serves. The company has also shut down the production line where the products were made. Source: FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm438104.htm…

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Brazil

Meat Scandal in Brazil Expands to Exotic Products

By Food Safety Tech Staff

–Update– Did you guess that this article was the fake news? If so, congratulations! Happy April Fool’s Day. Now notoriously known as “Operation Weak Flesh”, the Brazilian meat scandal has…

–Update– Did you guess that this article was the fake news? If so, congratulations! Happy April Fool’s Day. Now notoriously known as “Operation Weak Flesh”, the Brazilian meat scandal has…

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Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA

FDA Commissioner Announces Steps To Support Produce Safety Rule

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Dr. Gottlieb outlined new measures the FDA will be taking, including compliance dates for agricultural water standards, recognized water-testing methods, and inspections related…

…National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Dr. Gottlieb outlined new measures the FDA will be taking, including compliance dates for agricultural water standards, recognized water-testing methods, and inspections related…

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Abby Snyder

Superheated ā€œDryā€ Steam: A Potential Sanitizer for Produce

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Superheated Steam (SHS) may offer dry facilities a new, effective option to destroy pathogens on produce harvesting, processing, and packing tools. SHS differs from the visible, wet steam vapor emitted…

Superheated Steam (SHS) may offer dry facilities a new, effective option to destroy pathogens on produce harvesting, processing, and packing tools. SHS differs from the visible, wet steam vapor emitted…

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Terry Levee, McLane

Terry Levee Joins McLane Company

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Terry Levee is the new senior director of food safety and quality assurance at McLane Company. Levee brings more than 35 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance and…

Terry Levee is the new senior director of food safety and quality assurance at McLane Company. Levee brings more than 35 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance and…

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Food Safety Consortium 2023
From the Editorā€™s Desk

Registration Open for the 2023 Food Safety Consortium

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Registration for the 11th Annual Food Safety Consortium, which will take place October 16-18 at the Hilton Parsippany in New Jersey, is now open. Presented by Food Safety Tech, the…

Registration for the 11th Annual Food Safety Consortium, which will take place October 16-18 at the Hilton Parsippany in New Jersey, is now open. Presented by Food Safety Tech, the…

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Highlights from the 2023 Food Safety Consortium

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Last week, hundreds of food safety professionals, members of the FDA and USDA, and leaders in academia, food safety testing and cybersecurity met in Parsippany, New Jersey, for the 2023…

Last week, hundreds of food safety professionals, members of the FDA and USDA, and leaders in academia, food safety testing and cybersecurity met in Parsippany, New Jersey, for the 2023…

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Ingrid Munoz
Women in Food Safety

Obstacles Help Us Grow Stronger

By Melody Ge

…the StarKist Galapesca site. We met Ingrid, who has worked for StarKist for 27 years, at the company’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia, where she is known throughout the company for

…the StarKist Galapesca site. We met Ingrid, who has worked for StarKist for 27 years, at the company’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia, where she is known throughout the company for

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