The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Purdue University are launching a multi-year environmental study of Salmonella in the Southwest Indiana agricultural region to answer questions raised by recent outbreaks linked to cantaloupe and to inform food safety strategies.
On November 12–13, the Penn State Extension is offering a virtual course to help produce growers comply with Produce Safety Rule requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The option to receive a certificate of completion is available.
Trace Register’s TR5 seafood traceability platform has successfully passed the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability’s (GDST’s) capability test, and also maintains backward compatibility with older systems.
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the University of Maine recently held a workshop convening researchers, state partners, and other experts to identify research needs and solutions for per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination on farms.
Domestic sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food-producing chicken, turkey, cattle, and swine fell by 2 percent in 2023, according to the latest report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Danfoss has launched NeoCharge, a solution that controls and optimizes new and existing industrial refrigeration systems to increase capacity and lower energy costs.
Johnson Controls has launched the new PENN System 550, a modular electronic control solution that provides temperature, humidity, and pressure control.
The International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit, hosted by the University of Arkansas (U of A) Center of Excellence for Poultry Science in Fayetteville, Arkansas on September 30-October 3, focused on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and other animal pathogens and viruses affecting food safety and public health.
The ReposiTrak Traceability Network now includes 4,000 suppliers, facilitating compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Traceability Final Rule/FSMA 204.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. Takashi Nakamura, Vice President of Food Safety at Fresh Del Monte, about the company’s food safety initiatives, from supplier approval and grower engagement to environmental monitoring, traceability, and beyond.