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Materials such as glass, metal, wood, plastic, bone, rocks and others are among those that the industry works very hard to keep out of raw materials, ingredients and finished goods.

In reviewing environmental monitoring programs for food manufacturing facilities, a common weakness is the investigation into the root cause of the positive test result.

The control of L. monocytogenes in RTE meat products…relies on the use of intensive environmental sanitation programs.

Outbreaks of foodborne diseases from fresh and fresh-cut produce continue to occur in the United States. The variables related to the degree of microbial pathogen contamination of produce are very high.

Everyone in the food business must be prepared with an appropriate food contamination crisis plan. Is yours in place?

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 defines both food additives and food contact substances.

While clean labels may be associated with natural, organic and nongenetically modified organism claims, the term does not necessarily equate to natural or organic.

There are many benefits for both the equipment fabricator and processor when they participate in the development and use of standards of hygienic design principles.

Campylobacter are the most common bacteria associated with food poisoning and contamination in Europe, the U.S. and in the developing world.

Ready-to-eat foods pose a whole separate set of challenges when it comes to food safety.