Food Safety
Compac, a Tomra Food company, has introduced a new sorting platform designed for the future, with a focus on food safety, sanitation and traceability feature.
The Center for Produce Safety has chosen 14 more projects to fund, from research on the survival of viruses in surface water to the role of dust in transferring foodborne pathogens.
The Food and Drug Administration has declared the Salmonella Newport outbreak that was likely caused by red onions from Thomson International Inc. is over.
With added food safety compliance costs of perhaps $1 to $2 per carton, the complications are just beginning for California Salinas Valley romaine shippers and Canadian importers.
New Canadian food safety import requirements for U.S. romaine lettuce could cost the Canadian industry between $11 million and $13 million per week.
SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., is highlighting top-performing U.S. produce processors for 2021’s National Food Safety Month in September.
Meijer is recalling whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe products after a sampling program in Michigan detected salmonella.
The industry has yet to weigh in, but public comments are appearing on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on its designation of high-risk foods for tracing.
Tom Karst, Chris Koger, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle take you through the big stories of the week, from developments related to H-2A wages to company news born from increased demand for online grocery services.
Tim York is taking the reins of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, succeeding the food safety organization’s first CEO, Scott Horsfall.
The FDA is investigating two E. coli outbreaks, and although their origin is unknown, the strains are genetically related to separate outbreaks in 2018 and 2019 that were traced to romaine lettuce.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement and Western Growers has launched an online audit system to use in place of some in-person parts of the LGMA audit process.
Quebec-based Vegpro International is recalling Fresh Attitude brand Baby Spinach from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination, according to a notice posted Nov. 26 at the CFIA website.
Shenandoah Growers, Harrisonburg, Va., has recalled about 15,000 units of organic basil in select packages, due to a possible health risk from cyclospora.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added 16 more people to an E. coli outbreak investigation of unknown origin.
Hy-Vee Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling two of the store’s branded vegetable mixes after a positive test for Listeria monocytogenes.
A new logo and a new website were unveiled iFoodDecisionSciences, as it evolves and provides software solutions and technical expertise to improve food safety, traceability, worker safety and product quality.
San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to require grocers with 25 stores or more to report annually the use of antibiotics in the raw meat and poultry they sell.
Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of baby spinach.
The Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has adopted more stringent water quality metrics in preparation for the coming season.
The Food and Drug Administration has signed an agreement that will help state departments of agriculture as they take on roles in ensuring the Produce Safety Rule is implemented.
The Food and Drug Administration has added Global Standards S.C. as an approved certifier for companies seeking Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.
The Food and Drug Administration will have a public meeting to discuss its New Era of Smarter Food Safety.
The Food and Drug Administration has released its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program report for fiscal year 2017.
Federal health officials report that the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Uganda illnesses linked to Cavi Brand whole, fresh papayas appears to be over.
Urban Remedy, a California-based producer and retailer of ultra-fresh, organic meals, is voluntarily recalling 76 salads and wraps that contain spinach that may be contaminated with E. coli.
DeltaTrak will be showcase FlashLink loggers at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo, and discuss the company’s decision to join the IBM Food Trust, a blockchain traceability program.
The Star Group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is expanding a focus on technology to improve processes from food safety to ensuring better flavor of the produce it grows.
A meeting designed to shed light on the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative is so popular that no spots are available, and the webcast of the meeting has also hit the maximum number allowed.
As the number of E. coli cases linked to romaine has risen to 40, federal health and regulatory officials are warning consumers not to eat romaine lettuce originating from Salinas, Calif.