Food Safety
A recent webinar looked at the potential implications of the Food Traceability Final Rule, which goes into effect January 2026.
With consumer protection the top priority, Roger Hancock of Recall InfoLink says food businesses also need to do everything possible to minimize the direct and indirect economic fallout from recalls.
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture says it will fund research and efforts to strengthen the safety of the nation’s food supply.
The agency has added new products to the list involved in a recall due to potential E. coli contamination.
The FDA encourages all retailers and distributors to sanitize all bins, displays and any areas that came in contact with the American/slicer cucumbers grown by Agrotato S.A. de C.V.
Following a positive test result in Michigan, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based grower recalled 224 cases of whole cantaloupe sold in retail supermarkets.
The collaboration aims to help increase education and ease the burden of the food industry’s FSMA 204 compliance.
The Yakima, Wash.-based company says its collaboration with traceability solutions provider Trustwell will provide customers with a comprehensive suite of tools.
The Food and Drug Administration said while it added a second grower to its outbreak traced to field cucumbers, the vegetables are no longer in-season and there is no ongoing risk.
The company says it will partner with iFoodDS to simplify compliance for Sysco suppliers.
Raley’s has hired Jen Warner as chief administrative officer, overseeing the company’s food safety, sustainability and other programs.
As food safety audits of leafy greens continue during the pandemic, California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement members have access to new tools streamlining the audit data.
Scott Mathews is the new CEO of iFoodDecisionSciences, and Diane Wetherington has been appointed executive chairwoman of the board.
Eurofins Scientific and QFresh Lab have a cooperative agreement to provide a full-service solution for food safety testing and shelf life quality for fresh-cut produce and salad kits.
The United Fresh Produce Association is presenting a web seminar concerning foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Food and Drug Administration’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety and corresponding “blueprint” that guides the process are not a quick fix to outbreaks that led regulators to seek new answers.
Small growers can find new markets by implementing food safety practices, a new study from Cornell University reveals.
The Consumer Goods Forum, a global group of retailers and marketers that created the Global Food Safety Initiative, has a new initiative to create a benchmark for sustainability audits.
Texas A&M researchers have created a coating that battles cross-contamination of produce. Researchers say that the coating can be applied to surfaces like conveyor belts and collection buckets.
Dave Corsi chairman, of the Center for Produce Safety’s board of director for two years, has been succeeded by Vic Smith.
California organic certifier CCOF has received high marks for its GlobalG.A.P. program.
Austin, Texas, health officials are investigating an outbreak of Cyclospora infections.
When Escondido, Calif.-based Henry Avocado opened its new packing and distribution center in 2018, food safety was top of mind.
Food and Drug Administration official Mark Moorman acknowledges that the “smarter” era of food safety has not yet arrived.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has made more than 50 changes to rules as the group continues a review of its practices following E. coli outbreaks in recent years.
Three federal agencies are hosting a web seminar to update food companies on COVID-19 pandemic operating guidelines.
Prima Wawona peaches involved in a recall in the U.S. and Canada because of salmonella were shipped to more than a dozen other countries.
Members of the California LGMA, who grow an overwhelming majority of the lettuce and other leafy greens in the state, and 80% of the U.S. lettuce, say they’re capable of quickly tracking recalled products.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new traceability rules that seek elevated record-keeping for many fresh produce items, from all fresh-cut products to leafy greens and tomatoes.
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule is called “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.”