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2018 Food Safety Summit

2,300 Food Safety Professionals Participate in 20th Annual Food Safety Summit

Participants gained knowledge, networked and found new solutions focused on food safety in the supply chain.

May 18, 2018

During the four-day event, held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, food safety professionals participated in interactive sessions focused on food safety in the supply chain.

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More than 300,000 pounds of hot dogs and sausage recalled due to possible misbranding

Product may contain undeclared soy

Casey Laughman

May 17, 2018

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Kent Quality Foods, Inc. has recalled more than 308,000 pounds of beef, pork and turkey ready-to-eat hot dog and sausage products due to misbranding.

Martin Mitchell is chairman of Certified Laboratories, Melville, N.Y.

Seek & destroy food safety practices in ready-to-eat food plants

When developing an effective seek and destory process, it is important to identify and define whether niche growth of micro-organisms occurs.

Martin Mitchell

May 17, 2018

Certified Laboratories discusses food safety practices designed to seek and destroy listeria and other foodborne pathogens in ready-to-eat food processing facilities.

Aleph Farms institutes proprietary technology to expand uses of clean meat

Until now, clean meat—animal meat grown in a clean setting rather than in an animal—has often been limited to simple structures of one or two types of cell tissue, limiting its applications to ground meat.

May 15, 2018

Aleph Farms Ltd., Israel, announced two advances in the production of clean meat—expanding the composition of the meat itself and growing it in a more structured way.

How does air affect food safety in snack and bakery facilities?

May 15, 2018

The air around your product should be maintained just like all equipment and product itself. The air intake system should be part of your sanitary design program, evaluating the design to ensure inspection and cleaning hatches are installed at various points for proper maintenance.

Watson: Nutrition Facts

Watson publishes free, quick reference guide for nutrition

May 15, 2018

That’s why Watson has just published a Quick Reference Guide on Nutrition. Organized in easy-to-use format, it promises to be valuable to many food industry professionals. This consolidated, single guide offers the latest key facts on nutrients, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, labeling requirements, and dietary guidelines for Americans.

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FDA, FTC issue warning letters to e-liquid manufacturers

Letters warn companies that packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies

Casey Laughman

May 11, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued 13 warning letters to manufacturers, distributors and retailers for selling e-liquids for e-cigarette use in packaging that causes the products to resemble kid-friendly food products.

Study reveals PhageGuard Salmonella treatment more effective than chemicals

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).

Dr. Mindy Brashears to be nominated as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety

May 11, 2018

Dr. Brashears is a Professor of Food Safety and Public Health at Texas Tech University.

AFFI, Mérieux NutriSciences collaborate to improve food safety best practices

The program will also provide data to assess progress of Lm control systems within specific frozen food categories.

May 10, 2018

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), Arlington, Va., announced a new collaboration with Mérieux NutriSciences, Chicago, to develop a food safety program that measures the implementation of AFFI’s best food safety practices for environmental monitoring.