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Michael Taylor at the Food Safety Summit

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Crises still drive food safety in U.S.

Wayne Labs

July 12, 2019

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Michael Taylor, former deputy commissioner for food for FDA and present co-chair of the Stop Foodborne Illness Board, suggested that in spite of all the technology, collaboration and education to improve food safety, crisis management still drives changes.

Food Safety

Automated microbiological testing helps speed up determining if food is safe

The adoption of automated or rapid methods for pathogen testing should include some kind of overall assessment of potential benefits and risks.

Richard F. Stier

September 21, 2018

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When it comes to pathogen testing, processors must choose from a number of processes, as well as whether the work will be done in-house or through a contract laboratory.

Regulatory Watch

FDA updates spice risk

Study shows domestic spice less risky than imported spice

March 14, 2018

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FDA updated its 2013 risk profile on pathogens and filth in spices with data demonstrating the prevalence of Salmonella in nine out of 11 types of retail spices in the US was significantly lower than that for shipments of spice at import.

estimated percentage of foodborne illnesses by food category

Manufacturing News

Common causes of foodborne illnesses identified

Report details most common causes of foodborne illnesses

March 11, 2018

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The Interagency Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC), a joint effort between the USDA, FDA and CDC, has come out with its findings of the causes of foodborne illnesses in 2013.

Engineering R&D

Rapid Listeria testing technology continues to improve

If a swab test performed in a plant comes back positive, waiting to confirm it’s a pathogenic strain can be damaging and costly.

Wayne Labs

January 21, 2018

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Listeria is everywhere, but not all strains are particularly dangerous. Improved rapid-testing technology can help you determine how to proceed.

Food Safety

Evolving pathogen testing methods offer better, faster alternatives

New technologies offer more speed, better accuracy and ease of use for pathogen testing.

Debra Schug

March 15, 2017

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Silent and undetectable to the naked eye, pathogens are the nemesis of processors.

Engineering R&D

A new approach to pathogen-free seeds and grains

This non-thermal sterilization method kills bugs, but not the flavor or texture of RTE seeds/grains and sprouts

Wayne Labs

November 28, 2016

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If you’re nervous about having sprouts on your salad or eating raw sunflower seeds, you’re not alone.

TECH FLASH

FDA releases data on food safety sampling program

The first food safety test results from samples of raw milk, cucumbers and hot peppers have been released.

Jeremy Gerrard

July 28, 2016

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In 2014, FDA adopted a new, proactive sampling program for a variety of commodities to learn more about the prevalence of disease-causing bacteria and to help the agency identify patterns that may help predict and prevent future contamination.

Coalition petitions FDA to ban 8 flavorings

FDA posts video on transforming food safety

Jeremy Gerrard

June 27, 2016

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FDA has shared a new video highlighting the innovative work of the Genome Trakr network.

Two outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to raw, frozen, stuffed chicken

Food pathogen testing market to reach $10.7 billion by 2020

Jeremy Gerrard

April 12, 2016

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The US food pathogen testing market is projected to reach $10.79 billion by 2020, growing at a rate of 7.8 percent from 2015 to 2020.

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