In response to occasional news reports of mold being found in its drinks, Kraft Foods is introducing new packaging for its Capri Sun brand beverages. The clear-bottomed pouch will allow consumers to "See the goodness before it's gulped."
Wilbur S. Feagan, co-founder of F & H Food Equipment Co. and a dedicated food safety advocate, died March 29 at his Springfield, IL home. He was 100 years old.
Michigan State University (MSU) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday announced the establishment of the Center for Research on Ingredient Safety (CRIS). The CRIS is designed to serve as a reliable, unbiased source for information, research, training and analysis on the safe use of chemical ingredients in consumer packaged goods.
A proposed $60 million partnership between AIB International and Kansas State University to establish a Global Center for Grain-based Foods could harness the technical and educational expertise of both entities and provide state-of-the-art facilities for research, training, and education.
Marshfield Food Safety, LLC, a full service microbiology and chemistry contract testing laboratory, has completed an independent evaluation of PathoGenetix's RESOLUTION™ Microbial Genotyping System and found both an improved ease-of-use and specificity of strain and serotype identification over other identification systems it has used.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are beginning a program to try to outsmart foodborne illness outbreaks by routinely decoding the DNA of potentially deadly bacteria and viruses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final rule, "Establishment, Maintenance, and Availability of Records: Amendment to Record Availability Requirements," as well as two Guidance for Industry documents to help food companies comply with the regulation.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today released a study that found that 99.8% of whole cantaloupe samples it tested during the 2010/2011 season were negative for the presence of Salmonella.
Cornell University researchers have discovered five new species of Listeria – including one named for Cornell – that provide new insights that could lead to better ways to detect soil bacteria in food.
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