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There is currently no single QC solution for all food manufacturing processes, yet detection hardware and software is constantly being improved with the aim of identifying a greater range of contaminant types and sizes, promising greater food safety for customers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two guidance documents about food allergen labeling requirements to help the food industry meet the requirements to list any major food allergen on the labels of FDA-regulated foods.

The FDA has identified imported enoki mushrooms distributed by Utopia Foods, Inc. of Glendale, N.Y., as a likely source of illnesses in this outbreak.

These non-MEK black inks demonstrate adhesion to flexible food packaging and feature lower make-up consumption than comparable MEK-based inks.

The product was produced with a “Best Before Date” (BBD) of 10/10/23. The best before date and UPC code can be found on the back of the film package.

This tool is designed to capture and save digital images of critical foreign material (FM) contaminants that the sorter detects and rejects from the product stream.

FSIS issued a public health alert due to the company’s ground beef testing positive for E. coli.

Effective January 1, 2023, foods containing sesame will be subject to specific food allergen regulatory requirements.

The FDA is modifying the yogurt standard of identity to allow the use of all safe and suitable sweeteners, and to make the minimum optional fortification of Vitamin D 10% of the Daily Value.

The New Era Food Safety Rules give companies just three years to increase food safety—the countdown begins now.