Food Safety Strategies - Articles

The benefits of food safety management systems

Insights from processors and experts on why food safety management is especially essential in the food and beverage industry

Crystal Lindell

February 12, 2018

For many processors, using food safety software systems means finally getting rid of the rows of cabinets filled with Excel sheets and handwritten data. Some have been prompted to move recordkeeping and food safety management into the digital age by FSMA.

Food Waste

'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2018

A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.

Meijer recalls yogurt after customer finds glass

No injuries have been reported, but there was a possible risk of contamination at the manufacturing facility.

Crystal Lindell

February 9, 2018

Meijer has voluntarily recalled select Meijer branded Greek and low-fat yogurt as a precautionary measure after a customer found glass in its yogurt cups.

Food Safety

Almonds recalled due to undeclared wheat and soy

Wasabi almonds packaged in plain almond bag

Casey Laughman

February 8, 2018

Kanan Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of almonds sold at ALDI stores due to the potential for undeclared wheat and soy.

Allen Harim builds miniature chicken house at Woodbridge High School for animal science program

The 10x20 chicken house, part of the Animal Science Program, will have 99 chicks in each flock.

February 5, 2018

Allen Harim, Seaford, Del., partnered with Woodbridge High School, Greenwood, Del., to build a miniature chicken house for students to learn how to raise chicken for meat production.

Newly formulated disposable gloves reduce listeria risk

Eagle Protect's nitrile gloves feature surface-free energy and transfer characteristics similar to Teflon, which helps fight off bacteria.

February 5, 2018

It turns out which disposable gloves food and beverage companies use may significantly impact to the spread of Listeria and other hand/glove transmitted pathogens in the food processing and handling zones.

Portable devices grab moisture measurements anywhere

While fixed-location, on-line near-IR moisture sensors have been used for some time in several industries, a portable device lets you make spot checks in processes to see where problems are occurring.

Wayne Labs

February 4, 2018

A near-infrared (or NIR) handheld moisture meter can help locate a problem in your process without physically touching your product.

EU Regulations

EU releases new regulations on 'novel foods'

The goal is to make it easier to introduce new foods to European consumers.

Wayne Labs

February 3, 2018

The EU (European Union) has changed its regulations for “novel foods” in an effort to make it easier to introduce new foods into the European market.

Food Safety

USDA, FDA announce coordination agreement

Plan is designed to streamline food rules enforcement through more cooperation

Casey Laughman

February 2, 2018

The USDA and FDA have announced a formal agreement designed to make food oversight more efficient by increasing cooperation between the two agencies.

Cargill brings facial recognition capability to farmers

Cainthus uses breakthrough predictive imaging to monitor the health and wellbeing of livestock.

February 2, 2018

Cargill, Minneapolis, and Cainthus, a Dublin-based machine vision company, are reshaping how animal producers make decisions for their livestock through a strategic partnership that will bring facial recognition technology to dairy farms across the world.