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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published the report, “Ranking of Low-Moisture Foods in Support of Microbiological Risk Management.”

Resorcix and Gat Foods have launched a clean-label, botanical extract that is a solution for Thermophillic Acidophilic Bacteria (TAB) contamination in still, ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic beverages.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided an update about its ongoing Cyclospora cayetanensis prevention and research efforts under the Cyclospora Prevention, Response and Research Action Plan, including the publication of an article in Food Safety Magazine. 

A study published in China CDC Weekly gives insight into the mortality rate of past foodborne botulism outbreaks in China, and also points out seasonal, regional, and product trends associated with botulism cases.

The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) has published a summary of the 2022 CPS Symposium, highlighting several crucial food safety findings related to Cyclospora, Listeria, biofilm control, sanitization methods, and more.

FDA is seeking scientific data and information on the current food contact uses of fluorinated polyethylene. Fluorination of polyethylene may result in the formation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA’s ARS) recently published a Research Brief that highlights two recent food safety studies related to Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Key Technology recently introduced the new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven FM Alert software for its digital sorting systems, which captures and saves digital images of critical foreign material (FM) contaminants.

A recent Danish report outlines the foodborne illness outbreaks that occurred in Denmark in 2021, which nearly doubled from 2020.