Food Safety
The company says this certification provides clarity for buyers evaluating supplier risk.
About 6,500 food and consumer safety inspectors at FSIS were covered by the terminated collective bargaining agreement and roughly 1,500 APHIS employees who inspect plants for pests and disease will be affected by a notice terminating their bargaining agreement, Reuters reports.
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 agency officially says this extension does not amend the final rule requirements but allows all stakeholders to fully prepare for implementation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Doehler Dry Ingredient Solutions has recalled its Member’s Mark Freeze Dried Fruit Variety Pack due to the potential for contamination with Listeria.
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.
This memorandum of understanding will improve proactive, science-based food safety standards for the organization that represents fresh produce growers in California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
Following an initial recall in Ontario and Quebec, Wiet Peeters Farm Products Limited has recalled sliced mushroom products sold in Michigan and Ohio due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the multistate outbreak linked to field cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers that sickened 69 people is now over.
Wiet Peeters Farm Products recalled its sliced mushrooms sold to the general public and foodservice following a Canadian Food Inspection Agency test result.
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.
Fuentes Farms of McAllen, Texas, recalled 71 boxes of fresh cucumbers, which the FDA says are not part of any ongoing Salmonella outbreaks.
A law firm that specializes in food safety cases said the lawsuit involves a client who purchased cucumbers in Mississippi and was hospitalized with a bloodborne salmonella infection.
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.
Harris Teeter, Kroger, PennRose Farms and Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods have all recalled cucumbers and products with cucumbers in them due to potential contamination.
Field cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers and distributed at Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market and by Fresh Start Produce Sales have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
The FDA said Ray and Mascari recalled its four-count of vine-ripened tomatoes due to a potential Salmonella contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration said the recall of tomatoes from H&C Farms is due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
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Wiggs Civitillo, founder and CEO of Starfish, which helps companies share traceability information, discusses the recent delay in FSMA 204 compliance and what companies should and shouldn’t do during this delay.
The Salinas, Calif.-based leafy greens and vegetable grower says its products were not the source of E. coli mentioned in a lawsuit brought forth by Marler Clark.
Inteligistics’ CEO says companies are seeing the value of data as they prepare for a later enforcement date of traceability requirements.
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Marler Clark, a national E. coli law firm, alleges the FDA and CDC failed to report a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak traced to Taylor Farms.
While no longer in stores, the company voluntarily advised consumers who may have frozen the items to discard them due to possible Listeria contamination.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement presented how its coalition of growers are being proactive about product safety through self-imposed practices.
Gaétan Bono Fruits et Légumes has integrated iceless broccoli shipments to help drive shelf life, safety and supply chain simplicity.