Food Safety
The funding will allow OmniVis to establish a field pilot for the iSpyDx, a hand-held device that rapidly detects pathogens in food, agriculture and water samples.
Research funded by the Center for Produce Safety is seeking to validate sanitation methods for both harvest and picking bags.
Andrew Kennedy, a former FDA traceability expert who helped develop FSMA 204, and Matt Regusci, co-founder of Azzule/PrimusGFS, will co-lead New Era Partners.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has announced details of its April 24-27 22nd Annual Conference, “Delivering Food in Turbulent Times: The Need for Agility & Resilience.”
Dyenson, who previously served as vice president of food safety and quality for Dole Food Co., has almost three decades of food safety experience covering the grower, retailer and foodservice sectors.
Cyclospora is an emerging threat to U.S. fresh produce, but produce-specific help is coming, says Western Growers Association Science Programs Director Afreen Malik, writing on behalf of the Center for Produce Safety.
The new report allows auditees to demonstrate their adherence to Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, specifically the Produce Safety Rule, simplifying the path to FDA compliance, according to a news release.
Diego Alvarez brings global compliance and governance leadership and expertise to spearhead compliance programming at the Wisconsin-based food safety and sanitation company, PSSI.
A salmonella outbreak in 34 states that has sickened 117 people and caused two deaths has been traced to one grower in Mexico.
A legal firm says it’s set to represent the family of a 13-month-old who was hospitalized due to eating tainted cantaloupe from a company involved in the FDA’s recall.
The industrywide organization has updated its Food Safety Modernization Act guidance to include information on the supply chain and lot source codes to better prepare the fresh produce industry for 2026 enforcement.
New research shows that foodborne pathogens such as Listeria can persist in packinghouses when biofilms attach to the food’s surface and create a shield over the pathogen.
The software application provides production and inventory tracking and traceability reporting using bar-code technology.
The company says its process uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide, ozone and ultraviolet light to eliminate up to 99.99% of pathogens, addressing global food safety challenges across industries.
This November, the Food Safety Modernization Act’s latest law will go into effect, meaning food retailers will have to make big technical, financial and operational changes.
The 2023 list is out: Every year, the Environmental Working Group publishes the “Dirty Dozen” list of nonorganic fruits and vegetables found to have the most pesticides — to the chagrin of several industry groups.
The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state partners continue investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to slivered onions.
The FDA said it identified Grimmway Farms as the supplier of carrots that are involved in an E. coli outbreak and is working to determine the source of the contamination.
The Feb. 27-28 Water Summit hosted by the Produce Safety Alliance brought a fresh focus on agricultural water safety but left questions open about the direction of future regulations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends consumers, retailers and restaurants avoid all romaine lettuce from Arizona.
The U.S. and Mexico have been making progress toward their goal of reducing the risk of illnesses linked to produce, according to a Food and Drug Administration report.
Canadian retailer Sobeys Inc. has issued a recall for 19 fresh-cut and deli products containing broccoli due to possible listeria contamination.
The Center for Produce Safety has announced 13 new research awards at about $2.6 million.
In the wake of the food safety travails of romaine lettuce in recent weeks — and industry navel-gazing about whether health authorities overreacted — I ask this question: What about the good news?
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference organizers are offering full registration to growers who faced substantial losses from Hurricane Michael, making it easier for them to attend the annual show.
Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Calif., is recalling Eat Smart brand Salad Shake Ups — Sweet Kale salads from Canadian retailers for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
For the second year in a row, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has contracted with Safe Food Alliance for training related to the Food Safety Modernization Act in Central and Southern California.
The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into an E. coli outbreak has identified numerous potential sources of the pathogen, suggesting no single farm, processor or distributor is involved.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has increased the number of people who’ve contacted E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from coastal counties in California.
The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in California’s Central Coast region.