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A flood of warning letters from the FDA on water system suitability could pull the plug on the production of food, beverage, cosmetic, nutraceutical and over-the-counter (OTC) or pharmaceutical products if companies are not conducting total organic carbon (TOC) water testing analysis on a regular basis.

These items were shipped to a Family Fare retail location in Cannon Falls, Minn., where three packages of the wieners were sold.

The FSIS has announced recalls by Behrmann Meat and Processing Inc., Empanadas Valrico Inc. and Connoisseur’s Kitchen.

Sunset Farm Foods has issued a recall for its 28-oz. packages of its Georgia Special Chicken and Pork Smoked Sausage due to consumer complaints of blue plastic containments.

PFAS still lurks in seafood and some public water.

In a Constituent Update issued by the FDA, the agency has made available testing results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood samples collected at retail. The FDA conducted this limited survey as a preliminary step to determine if a more targeted or larger seafood survey should be conducted.

Driven by stringent safety testing norms and manufacturing regulations, the food safety testing market size will exceed $29.5 billion by 2027, as per Global Market Insights Inc.

Residual and potentially dangerous chemicals in food and drinking water have been in the news lately (see this month’s Manufacturing News for an update on PFAS) as one such report found that 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in the U.S. contained glyphosate. FOOD ENGINEERING has also had its share of news on heavy metals in food and baby food. Why are we seeing so much contamination?

The LAAF final rule establishes a laboratory accreditation program for the testing of food in certain circumstances.

The recall was initiated when metal (wire) was found inside a portion of the cookies.