Food Safety
Ahead of the 2026 FSMA Section 204 compliance deadline, Kelleher Consultants offers guidance on compliance and best practices for quality control, emphasizing prevention and training across the food industry.
Inteligistics says it has updated its flagship InteliView data management platform.
The Food Safety Modernization Act 204 has a compliance deadline of Jan. 20, 2026. Is your organization ready? A Q&A with Liz Sertl of the not-for-profit information standards organization GS1 US.
A food safety program isn’t something that is simply plugged in and forgotten. Protocols are constantly updated at companies that prioritize food safety as technology advances and new areas of research are discovered.
A recent meeting of the FDA and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico focused on laboratory collaboration, food safety training and industry outreach, as well as outbreak prevention and response.
The indoor farming company said it recalled salad kits and baby spinach due to a positive sample from a supplier farm and the potential cross-contamination of its Pennsylvania facility.
As mandatory compliance with the Produce Traceability Initiative and the Food Safety Modernization Act 204 Final Rule looms, retailers are readying for the 2026 implementation deadline. But they can’t do it alone.
Learn how insights into research on foodborne pathogens in packinghouses provide packers and shippers with actionable items to reduce risks in packing facilities.
The company will partner with iFoodsDS and Trustwell to incorporate its Ambient IoT technology into both companies’ safety and compliance platforms.
The Center for Produce Safety’s 15th Annual Research Symposium will take on produce safety’s top research questions when the event gets underway June 18-19 in Denver.
Frank Yiannas, former FDA deputy commissioner of food policy and response, and Steve Statler, chief marketing officer and head of food safety with Wiliot, share how technology can help improve efficiency.
The Michigan-based controlled environment agriculture lettuce grower has recalled all products and date codes sold under its Revolution Farms Brand in an expansion of an earlier recall on April 5, 2023.
The Boynton Beach, Fla.-based company’s solution works to actively improve food safety and preserve freshness while at the same time removing odors and reducing illness, according to a news release.
The recall list of vendors impacted by the salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes now includes Stop & Shop products sold in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
The companies said this proof-of-concept project will enable Sysco and suppliers to capture, store and share traceability data as part of FSMA’s Food Traceability Rule.
Asoguabo, a banana grower in Ecuador, is the first to meet GlobalGAP’s Produce Handling Assurance standard with plans for more packing operations by the grower to achieve certification in 2024.
The USDA is reminding specialty crop growers that assistance is available for producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses.
A university research team looked at temperature and surface properties related to E. coli susceptibility in leafy greens, such as romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, spinach, kale and collards.
The proposed Food Traceability Enhancement Act seeks to make targeted improvements to the rule that are necessary for more feasible industry compliance while continuing to enhance food safety.
Little Bear Produce Executive Vice President Bret Erickson discusses how Center for Produce Safety research projects have informed the Edinburg, Texas-based company’s food safety efforts.
Brittany Hansen, impact officer with Viiision, a blockchain technology provider, spoke with The Packer about her company’s technology and how it can help those in the produce industry.
The Food and Drug Administration, which launched the program as part of a broader agency reorganization, has identified what it hopes to accomplish with the program in 2025.
While epidemiologic and traceback data shows the likely source of an E. coli multistate outbreak is fresh, slivered onions served at McDonald’s, the FDA has not been able to implicate a grower at the time.
Food Policy Impact 2024 will review updates in food and nutrition-related regulations, policies and programs, as well as get industry input on how organizations are planning to or are already responding to the changes.
The company says its traceability platform is being rolled out as a stand-alone product to create a lower price point for companies who are seeking a fully functional, cost-effective Food Safety Modernization Act 204 compliance and traceability solution.
Verdant Technologies’ postharvest solution helps extend produce shelf life and is approved for use in broccoli, peaches, cucumbers and more.
The company recalled yellow onions voluntarily as the Food and Drug Administration works to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak in 13 states.
The Salinas, Calif.-based company recalled 1,271 cases of green onions due to potential salmonella contamination.
McDonald’s said Sunday that beef patties in its Quarter Pounder burgers aren’t the source of the E. coli outbreak which has killed one and sickened about 75.
Researchers at the university are working with growers to understand how environmental conditions impact the spread of pathogens.