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Several best practices involving equipment installation, as well as cleaning and maintenance, are necessary to help prioritize food safety and guard against foodborne illness from occurring on the production line.

As a precautionary measure, Flowers Foods, Inc. has voluntarily recalled Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes due to the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire.

Purina Animal Nutrition is voluntarily recalling one lot of the following products for cattle livestock and for wildlife such as deer, antelope, and wild sheep due to the potential of elevated urea levels.

An 11-week proof of concept (POC) saw Bio-Fence antimicrobial coatings applied to the floor and lower part of walls of a hot dog peeling room in a major sausage manufacturing facility in Israel.

Fromm is issuing a voluntary recall of approximately 5,500 cases of Fromm Shredded canned Entrée dog food due to potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. No injuries have been reported.

To help meet consumer demand, U.S. food manufacturers and retailers look outside of the country. As of 2019, the U.S. imported about 15% of its overall food supply. Importing human food ingredients might sound like a no-brainer: that’s what the FDA is for, after all. Yet in reality, it is not that simple.

Know what to look for in a third-party auditor to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.