The pilot is designed to be an intensive-focused exercise in which participants will "test drive" the fraud prevention and detection strategies developed by the GOSCI Task Force.
June 4, 2018
The Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C., kicked off of a groundbreaking pilot project to prevent and detect fraud in the global organic system.
Certified Laboratories discusses food safety practices designed to seek and destroy listeria and other foodborne pathogens in ready-to-eat food processing facilities.
The findings are of particular interest to meat and poultry processors looking to minimize the use of chemicals in their production processes.
May 11, 2018
Micreos, The Netherlands, released the results of a newly published scientific study that found PhageGuard S, a new treatment for Salmonella reduction on food products, to be more effective than lactic acid (LA) and peracetic acid (PAA).
With no uniform definition of clean labelling across the industry, retailers are urged to strike a balance between providing detailed nutritional information and ensuring that labels remain clear and easy-to-understand.
April 11, 2018
The report, “The Clean Label Phenomenon for Food Retailers: Enhancing Transparency for Consumers,” sponsored by Food Marking Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Solutions for Retail Brands, Inc. (S4RB), Fort Worth, Texas, and written by Kieran Forsey, co-founder and CEO of S4RB, says the clean labelling phenomenon has become a “moving target” for retailers as consumer demand for transparency soars.
The indicator, known as Mimica Touch, works by reacting to changes in the packaged food and to temperature changes.
March 28, 2018
Arla Foods began consumer testing of a new indicator, that when added to product packaging, could tell the consumer when the product is beginning to expire.
Frozen food manufacturers can incorporate the new resource into a facility’s food safety plan to evaluate processing equipment for pathogen control.
March 8, 2018
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., launched “How to Validate a Blancher,” a unique tool designed exclusively for the frozen food industry.