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International recall issued for vegetable products

Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

October 23, 2017

Mann Packing of Salinas, Calif., is voluntarily recalling processed vegetable products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety

Antimicrobials for clean labels

Like it or not, today’s consumers want safe foods without complicated, unrecognizable chemicals and preservatives to ward off bacteria, mold and spoilage.

Wayne Labs

October 16, 2017

Consumers want clean labels with preservatives and antimicrobials that they can recognize and understand: like vinegar, ascorbic acid, rosemary or chemicals derived from organic or natural substances.

Food Safety

New tools help track degradation of cooking oil

New tools are available to evaluate the quality of frying foods, but will they solve all of the problems?

Richard F. Stier

October 9, 2017

Several major manufacturers of foodservice fryers are installing technology that allows the continuous monitoring of their cooking oil quality.

Risk Analysis study: Even properly cooked pork chops pose Listeria, Salmonella threat

Leftovers, which could feature just a few pathogens that then had the chance to multiply, were the real concern, according to the research.

Crystal Lindell

September 28, 2017

It turns out that people eating leftover pork chops that have not been cooked well-done are likely putting themselves at risk for Salmonella and Listeria exposure.

Food fraud

How barcodes can help fight food fraud

Food ranks among the top five most valuable counterfeit markets

Sean Riley

September 28, 2017

Within the layered approach to brand protection are overt technologies — barcodes, holograms, watermarks, embossing and etching — and covert technologies — taggants, UV, infrared and fluorescent inks, Smart technology and radio frequency identification (RFID).

Food Safety

Beef and pork products recalled due to undeclared allergen

Products contain undeclared milk

Casey Laughman

September 28, 2017

RI Wang Food Group, based in Maspeth, N.Y., is recalling more than 63,000 pounds of pork and beef products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.