Williams-Sonoma has announced a voluntary recall of limited quantities of Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread mix due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Snyder of Berlin has recalled Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked Potato Chips after being informed by a supplier that a milk powder used as an ingredient may contain Salmonella.
In the test kitchen at Sabra’s Center of Excellence, Sabra Executive Chef Mary Dawn Wright spends a lot of time thinking about, looking at, tasting and researching the ingredients for hummus—chickpeas and tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds. Wright, who is a classically trained chef, now describes herself as an international expert on chickpeas and tahini.
The report indicates that companies are largely making procedural changes, such as how the manufacturing environment is organized, operated, cleaned and maintained; what people are trained on and how activities are documented.
While food and beverage processors need to deliver food-safe products to their customers, they’re also feeling the need to get these products out the door.