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Conveyor manufacturers have taken many steps over the years to simplify cleaning and operation—and maximize uptime.

Production was stopped due to a positive test for highly pathogenic avian influenza, as prescribed by USDA protocols.

The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how it can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.

While it has often been said you can’t test quality into a product, nevertheless, a good testing program can minimize the severity of a recall.

The alert gives the FDA the ability to help prevent entry of human food products into the U.S. if they are found to be contaminated with a broad range of human-made chemicals.

Using bio remedial material and other proprietary equipment and processes, the company says it is able to extract and eliminate many hazardous waste materials.

Guidance developed in collaboration with industry offers recommendations for using GS1 standards to help achieve extended supply chain visibility and traceability of certain food.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised draft Introduction and Appendix 1 to the multi-chapter draft guidance for industry titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance).

The request includes an increase of $495 million—or 7.4 percent above the FY 2023 funding level.

The updated list includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances and contaminants under FDA review.