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As high pressure processing (HPP) grows to provide consumers foods with natural flavors and free of preservatives, the most important job of HPP is to keep consumers safe from harmful bacteria such as salmonella and listeria. 

Intertek Alchemy has announced that its vice president of food safety and global alliances, Laura Dunn Nelson, has been named vice-chair of the Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group (PDG) for the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).

While water is considered a renewable resource, it’s also a finite one, and food companies should strive to be good stewards of this increasingly valuable commodity.

With automation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), it’s now easier than ever to collect data and monitor production—all this in the name of managing food quality and food safety. But, with multiple sites and lines supplying data around the clock, any staff would be all but overwhelmed—without a direction in where to focus their process management efforts.

The correct packaging can make a big difference in food and beverage shelf life, and there are different techniques to prevent leakage and spoilage, as well. 

Food Safety Strategies recently was able to talk to David Maloni, EVP of analytics, as well as Bill Michalski, chief product officer, at ArrowStream. 

IAFP 2019 was another successful meeting for the International Association for Food Protection.