Food Safety

Food Safety

Automated microbiological testing helps speed up determining if food is safe

The adoption of automated or rapid methods for pathogen testing should include some kind of overall assessment of potential benefits and risks.

Richard F. Stier

September 21, 2018

When it comes to pathogen testing, processors must choose from a number of processes, as well as whether the work will be done in-house or through a contract laboratory.

Food Safety

Cargill Meat Solutions recalls ground beef due to possible E. coli

Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide

Casey Laughman

September 20, 2018

Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling more than 132,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Food Safety

Asian Fusion Cookies recalled for undeclared allergens

Products sold by mail contain wheat, milk and soy

Rose Shilling

September 13, 2018

Sarap Asian Fusion has recalled Asian Fusion Cookies sold through online mail orders because packages did not say they contain wheat, milk and soy. There are no reports of illnesses to date from the allergens.

Food Safety

Eggs recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination

Eggs were sold in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee

Casey Laughman

September 10, 2018

Gravel Ridge Farms has recalled its Cage Free Large Eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall was initiated due to reported illnesses confirmed at locations using the eggs.

Manufacturing News

Local food still raises safety concerns

Auburn University project aims to improve food safety in local products

Wayne Labs

September 10, 2018

While the local foods movement has generated excitement among consumers, buying locally processed meats is not necessarily a guarantee that they will be more food safe than large-scale, commercially processed meats.

Food Safety

Wayne Farms recalls chicken products

Products are potentially contaminated with metal pieces

Casey Laughman

September 6, 2018

Decatur, Ala.-based Wayne Farms, LLC has recalled almost 439,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with metal pieces.

Food Safety

ANSI certifies Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. under new FDA program

FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program covers four main categories in food safety including preventive controls and HACCP

Wayne Labs

September 5, 2018

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has notified FDA that Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. (Troy, MI) has become the first certification body to be accredited under FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for four program scopes. They include Produce Safety, Preventive Controls for Human Food, Juice HACCP and Seafood HACCP.

Food Safety

Eliminating Contaminants and Avoiding Recalls

Processors can improve food safety with focus on cleaning

Maria Ferrante

August 28, 2018

While still being released at a staggered pace, some compliance and enforcement deadlines for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are finally seeing the light of day.

Food Safety

PTI Leadership Council looks toward further industry collaboration

The emphasis is on traceability and the use of Blockchain to enable traceability from farm to fork.

Wayne Labs

August 20, 2018

The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Leadership Council recently met to refuel industry discussions due to recent events having put a new spotlight on traceability, including recent foodborne illness outbreak investigations, release in Canada of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and projects exploring the benefits of Blockchain for the food supply chain.

Food Safety

How to handle notifying the public about recalls

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with the public during recalls and outbreaks

Crystal Lindell

August 20, 2018

During the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC web-site page for E. Coli got 2 million page views. The month before that, it had gotten just 125,000.