Funded by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS), University of Tennessee researchers are examining whether adding food-grade antimicrobials to the wax and fungicidal coatings typically applied to stone fruit might mitigate foodborne pathogen contamination while extending shelf life.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) is extending time-limited trials for six New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS) establishments operating at increased line speeds while the agency commissions a study to generate the data about worker safety that is required to inform rulemaking.
The European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has published its annual report for the Scientific Network on Microbiological Risk Assessment, summarizing the network’s activities throughout 2023. The network facilitates scientific cooperation between 25 EU Member States, Switzerland, and Norway.
On the tenth anniversary of mandatory food hygiene rating display in Wales, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) reports a 44 percent increase in the number of Welsh food businesses that have a top hygiene rating of five.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission met from November 27–December 2, 2023 to adopt new food safety and quality standards. As number of standards were adopted during the meeting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made available a Small Entity Compliance Guide to help explain the actions a small entity must take to comply with recent changes made to Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host three virtual, instructor-led Self-Assessment and Verification Audit (SAVA) Workshops for the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
) in 2024.
As of November 24, 2023, a fatal foodborne outbreak of salmonellosis linked to cantaloupes has caused 99 illnesses across 32 states in the U.S., and 63 illnesses across five provinces in Canada. A total of three patients have died. A recall has been issued.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently published a guidance that clarifies the definition of and regulatory requirements for simulated meat and poultry products.
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