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Food Safety

TACCP: HACCP for threat assessments

Threat assessment and critical control point applies well-understood HACCP principles to protect food and beverage products from intentional and malicious contamination.

Wayne Labs

March 11, 2016

Nanjing, China, September 18, 2002: “Police have arrested a snack bar owner who confessed to spreading lethal rat poison into the food of his business rival on Saturday morning, killing 38 people and leaving hundreds seriously ill.”—China Daily.

Senate committee passes GMO labeling bill

Jeremy Gerrard

March 1, 2016

Time may soon expire for states wishing to implement mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods.

National committee to address Listeria control

Jeremy Gerrard

March 1, 2016

The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will host a two-day public meeting to review Listeria monocytogenes.

Obama bans importation of slave-produced goods

Jeremy Gerrard

February 26, 2016

This week, President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act.

Engineering R&D

Making LIMS relevant to food processing today

LIMS (laboratory information management systems) software is often a generalized, "one-size-fits-all" approach, not fine-tuned for the food and beverage industry.

Wayne Labs

February 19, 2016

Your company makes food and beverage products. So, why would you use information systems designed for metals, plastics or chemical products?

FDA seeks $5.1 billion for fiscal 2017, including funds to implement food safety law

Jeremy Gerrard

February 10, 2016

The 2017 fiscal year request reflects eight percent increase from last year.

FSIS standardizes its approach to poultry and livestock sampling

January 19, 2016

FSIS says it is standardizing the approach it takes when livestock or poultry sampling reveals chemicals that aren’t covered in federal regulations.

TECH FLASH

‘Natural’ labels fall short of consumer expectations

Consumers don’t believe chicken plumped with added saltwater solutions should display a ‘natural’ label.

Jeremy Gerrard

January 12, 2016

USDA estimates 25 percent of all ready-to-cook poultry products are enhanced with saltwater to make the meat tastier and juicier.

Regulatory Watch

Two guidances issued for ingredients from GE or non-GE sources

January 8, 2016

FDA’s approval of AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market size more quickly than non-genetically engineered (GE) fish, brought cheers from food industry groups.