Food Safety
After categorywide disruption from cyclospora outbreaks, the Bonduelle Americas CEO urges retail buyers to look beyond unit price, arguing that chasing the lowest purchase price creates systemic risks for retail brands, growers and consumer confidence.
In a SciLine media briefing, food safety experts explain how the unique biology of cyclospora, complex supply chains and public health funding cuts hinder responses to ongoing produce contamination outbreaks.
The International Fresh Produce Association has submitted recommendations to CDC urging federal investigators to expand cyclospora outbreak investigations beyond food to include water and other environmental exposure pathways.
Onza Corp.’s FreshSure technology converts volatile ozone gas into a stable, USDA-organic solid crystal matrix offering scalable sachets that achieve up to log-five pathogen reductions and extend produce shelf life by up to nine days.
The companies say this expanded integration connects supplier management and traceability, helping buyers find FSMA 204-ready suppliers.
Former FDA deputy commissioner shares what produce industry business should focus on in the year ahead.
Fresh Taste Produce Ltd. has recalled broccoli floret packages sold in seven provinces due to a potential contamination with salmonella.
The new feature handles receiving, packing and moving finished goods into inventory.
A study partially funded by the Center for Produce Safety found that water, soil, floors and more are key contamination hotspots for CEA systems.
Located at the Intralox global headquarters in New Orleans, the facility will be a place for CFS technical experts to help food processors worldwide implement preventive programs that mitigate and prevent critical food safety challenges.
Wholesale Produce Supply recalled its products after a routine sampling program revealed that the finished products potentially contained bacteria, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Recent research partially funded by the Center for Produce Safety shows that, while not perfect, water sanitizers can reduce illness risk.
This new partnership between the companies integrates RedLine’s MyProduce and iFoodDS Trace Exchange to help share critical tracking events and key data elements needed as part of FSMA 204.
The three-part study found the pear packing line reduced microbial load, wrapping reduces microbial loads, and illness-causing microbes don’t grow on stored pears.
With the CDC reducing the number of foodborne pathogens it actively tracks from eight to two, Frank Yiannas, former FDA deputy commissioner, says there’s a lot at risk.
Frank Yiannas shares the risks in postponing FSMA 204 enforcement, the need for traceability throughout the fresh produce food system and more.
The company says this certification provides clarity for buyers evaluating supplier risk.
Angela Fernandez, senior vice president of market development at GS1 US, discusses what businesses and organizations should keep in mind about the 30-month extension for enforcement and compliance.
The association says its regulatory and compliance expert will join its government relations team and its food safety support coordinator will join its science and technology team.
IFPA Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski says the food safety approach sets the direction and commits to shared responsibility in enhancing produce safety from farm to fork.
Global standards certification organization says its national interpretation guidelines for integrated farm assurance help support verification and compliance.
California’s fresh produce industry, and particularly the lettuce and leafy greens sector, has attracted national media attention for its positive and highly proactive approach to a safer food supply.
The company recalled 400 of its 30-pound organic blueberry boxes due to a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes during routine testing.
The food safety excellence award went to four different recipients that demonstrated excellence in sanitation, hygienic design and pathogen control.
How might proposed FDA budget cuts impact the future of food safety? The Packer connected with IFPA Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski on the heels of the association’s recent Washington Conference to learn more.
More companies have added products to a recall list following a multistate outbreak of salmonella.
Parks shares how she drives initiatives across the company’s global operations to ensure fresh produce remains safe from farm to table.