Food Safety

Tracking Systems

Where and how safe is your cargo?

Once your product leaves the shipping dock, what happens in the supply chain could negate all your efforts to make it food safe and the high-quality brand leader it is.

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2015

It’s 3:00 a.m. Do you know where your trailer of strawberries is?

USDA finalizes rule to ensure tracking of ground meat sources

Jeremy Gerrard

December 14, 2015

All manufacturers of raw ground beef products must now keep adequate records of the source material.

Food Safety

Eliminating hygienic hazards

Smart planning and utilization of sanitary plant design principles can save processors time, money, embarrassment and even their businesses.

Debra Schug

November 25, 2015

By now, say the name Blue Bell, and the first thought in most people’s minds isn’t ice cream. The company just went through one of the biggest recalls in recent times due to potential contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety

Handling the air in your plant

An air-handling system is useless without proper in-plant sanitation. A good handling system is also an essential element of an effective allergen management program.

Richard F. Stier

November 23, 2015

Processors tend to think much more about traffic patterns than airflow patterns, but they should never underestimate the importance of air management when it comes to producing safe, wholesome foods.

What companies can do to prepare for the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule

November 19, 2015

Robert Brackett of Illinois Tech discusses the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule and the ABCs of Food Safety.

TECH FLASH

Unrefrigerated caramel apples increase Listeria risk

A recent study cites the piercing by dipping sticks as a possible source for harboring monocytogenes.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 27, 2015

Researchers theorize a small amount of moisture left under the layer of caramel creates a breeding ground for bacteria.

TECH FLASH

CDC launches improved outbreak search tool

New maps, interactive features and a search function provide two decades of data.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 27, 2015

Originally launched in 2009, the updated tool includes national data from all outbreaks reported to CDC from 1998 through 2014.

US Marshals seize crab products for food safety violations

Jeremy Gerrard

October 22, 2015

Approximately 5,000 cases of ready-to-eat frozen crab products produced by Massachusetts-based Rome Packing Company Inc. were seized by U.S. Marshals at the request of FDA and the state attorney.

Food Safety

3-A SSI and EHEDG: Yin & yang

For the last 20 years, 3-A SSI and EHEDG have been working together to create a synergistic set of hygienic design, testing and implementation standards for process equipment.

Wayne Labs

October 13, 2015

No one ever said 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) guidelines were supposed to be compatible or directly interchangeable in an “apples to apples” sense. In fact, they were conceived at different times, in different parts of the world and with different needs in mind.

TECH FLASH