Over 1100 food safety and quality professionals logged into the Virtual Food Safety Summit education program, visited with exhibitors in the Expo Hall, and networked through the virtual platform. During the event leading subject matter experts shared their insights on the most pressing topics from the impact of COVID-19 on the food supply, to the importance of focusing on the consumer, and potential criminal exposure for a company in relation to an outbreak.
A Texas grand jury has charged Paul Kruse, the former president of ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries LP, with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with the alleged cover-up of the company’s sales of Listeria-tainted ice cream in 2015.
NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, announced that Dr. Jennifer McEntire, Senior Vice President of Food Safety and Technology at the United Fresh Produce Association, is this year’s Food Safety Leadership Award recipient.
To mitigate risk in the event of another outbreak this fall, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing temporary import measures aimed at preventing contaminated food from entering the marketplace.
BNP Media, one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Food Safety Magazine, the leading content provider of science-based solutions for food safety and quality assurance professionals worldwide. The magazine will join BNP Media's food, beverage, and packaging group that includes the Food Safety Summit.
The assessment found that most food crime relates to two broad activities—either selling something of little or no value to the food chain as edible and marketable, or selling passable food, drink, or feed as a product with greater volume or more desirable attributes.
Russ was a leading researcher, author, and speaker in food microbiology, with particular interest in the development and validation of rapid analytical methods and laboratory performance.
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