Data for young chickens indicate that a revised design of the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) HACCP-based Inspection Models Project is showing improvements in food safety and non-food safety defects (also known as "other consumer protections. OCPs")
The International Association of Food Industry Suppliers has released its 2000 edition of the Capital Equipment & Supplies Study, an annual research study intended to provide insights into processor IAFIS releases 2000 Capital Equipment & Supplies Study
Processor Seaboard Farms says it will share with the pork industry its rights to a cold brine pasteurization system that reduces bacteria counts and improves the food safety attributes for moisture-enhanced pork.
Greif Bros. Corporation, the world leader in industrial packaging products and services, announces that its multiwall bag manufacturing plant in Rosemount, Minn., has received The American Institute of Baking's (AIB) Certificate of Achievement for its food safety and hygiene practices.AIB awards a Certificate of Achievement after companies pass a stringent management and GMP audit.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to act on its review of the 60-day aging process for raw milk cheese, but continues to solicit opinions about the safety of that process.
The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) and other industry groups are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny a consumer group's petition for additional food ingredient labeling requirements.
The idea of a new, single agency charged with ensuring that everything Americans eat is held to the same safety standards isn't new, but lawmakers and food industry members are evaluating the concept with greater urgency in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the U.S.