Food Safety
Food safety and contract sanitation provider PSSI, Keller Wis., has promoted Ben Busch to vice president of information technology.
The Food and Drug Administration has set a goal of restarting on-site inspection of FDA-regulated facilities the week of July 20.
Companies, trade associations and other groups continue to offer help during the COVID-19 crisis, whether it’s a program to help feed people in an uncertain economic period or helping farmworkers stay safe.
SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., has released an online tool allowing produce plant managers to monitor real-time performance data on their wash lines chemistry.
Another retailer has recalled onions that came from a California grower because some of the onions from the company have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.
Taylor Farms Texas, Dallas, has recalled seven products and the USDA has issued a public health alert for six other items from the company because they all contain onions linked to a salmonella outbreak.
The FDA is seeking data to determine if produce commodities with low reported consumption should be added to the “rarely consumed raw” list and thereby exempt from the agency’s Produce Safety Rule.
Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.
Sysco Canada is recalling red onions imported from the U.S., naming the onions as the possible source of a salmonella outbreak, and Canadian health officials are advising people not to eat the onions.
(UPDATED) Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, Calif., is recalling onions it grew after the Food and Drug Administration identified them in a salmonella outbreak.
The Food and Drug Administration has set fiscal year 2021 fees for inspection relating to imports and third-party audits under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
United Fresh has food safety web seminars scheduled on a variety of topics, starting with a look at the FDA’s recent unveiling of its blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.
Fortune Food Product Inc., a Chicago sprout grower and maker of soy products, has agreed to shut down after the Food and Drug Administration issued its first injunction under the Produce Safety Rule.
Dynamic Systems Inc., Bellevue, Wash., has launched a lower-cost version of its SIMBA traceability system designed for smaller produce growers and packers.
Produce Marketing Association has announced a pair of virtual meetings to discuss the current state of produce safety in the industry which includes discussion of outbreaks in leafy greens and proposed FDA regulation.
New York’s agriculture department has established a traceability task force for produce to bolster the state’s food safety measures and speed up foodborne illness investigations.
Fresh Express is recalling Caesar Supreme salad kits after a random test yielded a positive result for E. coli.
The FPFC’s 2020 Apprentice Class attended its final virtual session December 4, focusing on Food Safety and Crisis Communication with Cheryl Enlow of Renaissance Food Group and Scott Farrell of Golin International.
Misionero, Gonzales, Calif., has received Equitable Food Initiative certification for its processing facility in Gonzales.
The Center for Produce Safety is hosting a series of five weekly web seminars for its annual CPS Research Symposium during June and July.
Leafy green growers are pledging to follow recommendations that the Food and Drug Administration recently outlined in a report on E. coli outbreaks in romaine and other leafy Greens in 2019.
A web seminar on new growing and handling best practices for Mexican papayas will answer questions from the industry about the document outlining the procedures.
A trial with GS1 US and four traceability solution providers has shown that multiple traceability systems can interoperate, exchanging information on a product’s supply chain journey in the food system.
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to enoki mushrooms that spanned more than three years and led to four deaths appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administraton.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired De Ann Davis as senior vice president of science.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 9 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement about the group’s food safety efforts.
Bee Sweet Citrus has introduced a wash line to ensure fruit is free of the Asian citrus psyllid, which spread huanglongbing, aka HLB.
An outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked garden salads continues to grow as health officials seek where the ingredients were grown.
The United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., has promoted Jennifer McEntire to senior vice president of food safety and technology.
Salsa joins the list of recalled food caught up in a nationwide advisory on onions because of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.