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GHSE, LLC recalls salads containing meat products due to possible Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes contamination in corn

October 22, 2018

GHSE, LLC, a Green Cove Springs, Florida establishment, is recalling approximately 738 pounds of ready-to-eat salad with meat products that contain a corn ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Educational Advisory Board announced for 2019 Food Safety Summit

Educational content for 21st annual event being developed

October 19, 2018

The Food Safety Summit Educational Advisory Board (EAB), comprised of industry leading experts across the entire food industry is working collectively to develop the education program for the 2019 event scheduled for May 6-9, 2019 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Feel Good Foods vegetable fried rice recall

Feel Good Foods issues allergy alert on undeclared egg product in "Vegetable Fried Rice"

October 18, 2018

Feel Good Foods Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling six lots of “Vegetable Fried Rice” frozen meals, UPC 00899039002129 because they may contain undeclared egg.

Whole Foods white corn tortilla chips recall

Allergy alert issued in Whole Foods nationwide for undeclared milk in tortilla chips

October 17, 2018

Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 365 Everyday Value White Corn Tortilla Chips because the product may contain undeclared milk that was not listed on the product label.

First lawsuit filed against Del Monte in Cyclospora outbreak

October 15, 2018

The first lawsuit was filed on Friday against Del Monte Fresh Produce on behalf of Aaron Ringmeier, who was infected with Cyclospora after consuming produce from a Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable tray.

Survey shows most Americans remain confused about GMOs

69% of consumers are not confident they know what GMOs are, and less than a third of Americans (32%) say they are comfortable with the use of GMOs in their food products.

October 9, 2018

GMO Answers, an initiative committed to responding to consumer questions about how their food is grown, released the findings of a new YouGov survey, finding that a majority of Americans aren't confident they definitely know what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are.

Poultry plant employee killed in accident

October 8, 2018

The employee suffered serious head trauma while changing the battery on a pallet jack.

Using IOT in the food service industry

IOT remote monitoring of key assets should be a top operations priority

Melanie Bradley

October 7, 2018

The deployment of an IoT solution provides a “second pair of eyes” that continuously manages and monitors key equipment within the facility, freeing up time to perform other critical, necessary tasks and activities.

Food scientists study how virtual reality can alter consumers' tastebuds

Panelists rated the pungency of the blue cheese significantly higher in the cow barn setting than in the sensory booth or the virtual park bench.

October 5, 2018

Food scientists from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., used virtual reality (VR) to show how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to "Dynamic Context Sensory Testing–A Proof of Concept Study Bringing Virtual Reality to the Sensory Booth."