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Items Tagged with 'contamination'

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Food Safety

Food Safety Today: Ignoring Past Mistakes Spells Trouble for the Future

We have modern diagnostic tools, track-and-trace systems and practiced recall protocols, but when everything seems to be going well, we ignore what history has taught us and let our guard down.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 10, 2026

Repeat recalls by the same company for the same foodborne illness seem to imply that they haven’t learned from their past mistakes. It’s a tough way to maintain a brand’s reputation. Nevertheless, the right tools applied correctly can help alleviate the repeated recalls.


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November Regulatory Watch

FDA Introduces Final Guidance for Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce

Fresh-cut produce can be particularly susceptible to contamination, which can be introduced in the environment where it’s grown, during transport, during manufacturing or at retail.
Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 9, 2026

The FDA's final guidance offers crucial insights to help fresh-cut produce manufacturers comply with the FSMA PCHF rule and minimize contamination risks at every stage—from farm to consumer. Key recommendations safeguard ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables.


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Vision/Inspection/Detection

New Seal Contamination Detection System

July 12, 2024

The new detection software is available to existing VXR customers and can also be ordered as an optional feature on new machines.


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The RotaSafe Retrofit Kit
Cleaning/Sanitation

RotaSafe Retrofit Kit Upgrades Rotary Valves for Safety, Contamination Prevention

April 25, 2024

The new RotaSafe Retrofit Kit adds an automated monitoring device to rotary valves in service that detects any metal to metal contact between the valve rotor and housing.


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Use Food Testing to Avoid Costly Recalls

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.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
March 25, 2024

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.


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Vision/Inspection/Detection

Fortress Technology Announces Collaboration for Halo Automatic Testing

October 12, 2023

The metal detection allows for labor savings and greater food safety standards.


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Recalls

Hoyo Recalls Beef Sambusa—Distributed to Schools in Minnesota

April 3, 2023

The company’s product may have been contaminated with thin wire-like metal.


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Vision/Inspection/Detection

FM Alert with Artificial Intelligence

January 3, 2023

This tool is designed to capture and save digital images of critical foreign material (FM) contaminants that the sorter detects and rejects from the product stream.


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E. Coli Contamination in La Michoacana Meat Market’s Ground Beef

December 21, 2022

FSIS issued a public health alert due to the company’s ground beef testing positive for E. coli.


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Recalls

Recall of Lone Star Bakery’s Boomerang’s Beef Shepherd’s Pie

December 1, 2022

The company is recalling one of its products due to possible contamination of copper wire pieces.


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