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Canadian government updates 50-year-old food safety laws

The new regulations single out food additives
November 27, 2012
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Health Canada will be able to act faster to authorize safe food additives.
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TECH FLASH

Traceability systems needed to increase trust in food safety

A new study from Canada’s Conference Board says one step forward and one step backward in the supply chain is a simple, robust and cost-effective method of traceability.
November 13, 2012
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Recalls in North America and around the world reinforce the need for a robust traceability system.
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Automated systems enhance hand and boot hygiene

November 7, 2012
By Jaan Koel, Contributing Editor
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As part of larger sanitation programs, hand and boot washing plays a key role in improving food safety and adhering to stricter regulations.
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Peanut butter recall déjà vu

November 7, 2012
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Reported earlier in FE’s Tech Flash e-newsletter, the recent Salmonella Bredeney outbreak has sickened a total of 35 people in 19 states, and has been attributed to peanut butter—and potentially other nut butters—from Sunland Inc. (Portales, NM).
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TECH FLASH

Stopping adulteration at the source: tainted ingredients

COAs may not tell the truth about ingredients, but instrumentation does
October 29, 2012
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NOW Foods couldn’t take a chance that tainted ingredients would compromise the purity and integrity of its dietary supplements, so it found an easy way to spot check all incoming ingredients.
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Arsenic in your rice?

First, it was arsenic in fruit juices; now it's rice
October 29, 2012
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After the scary stories in January about arsenic and apple juice, now it’s rice.
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Audits don't guarantee food safety
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The problem with audits: a snapshot in time

In many recent foodborne illness outbreaks/recalls, processors passed audits with high marks
October 29, 2012
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Consumers may think audits equal safe food, but do they?
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TECH FLASH

Is nut butter recall a sign of an endemic problem at FDA?

October 5, 2012
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest says FDA has not been keeping up with implementing FSMA rules.
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Recall Prevention and Planning

October 4, 2012
By Olin Thompson, Contributing Editor
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A food safety plan starts with prevention, but must also include the actions to take should an incident occur.
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The proof is in the paperwork

October 4, 2012
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Processors must understand not only what materials are being moved through their plumbing systems, but how these lines are designed and laid out.
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