QualiTru Sampling Systems® has launched the new TruStream™ Drum Port, engineered for the quick and safe extraction of liquid samples without exposing the product to airborne contaminants.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Jeannie Shaughnessy, CEO of the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), about the PTNPA's work to help nut processors ensure food safety and quality, as well as current events affecting the nut industry.
The European Parliament blocked two European Commission decisions that would have set tolerances for EU-banned pesticides in a range of imported foods.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published an updated compliance guide for small food entities regarding the preharvest agricultural water requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Penn State University researchers have demonstrated the usefulness of wastewater monitoring for foodborne pathogen surveillance, after successfully isolating Salmonella from wastewater samples and linking them to clinical isolates from an existing foodborne illness outbreak.
The Consumer Good Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has launched a consultation on a new Food Safety Auditor Professional Development Framework.
On September 18, bioMérieux celebrated the opening of its new Molecular and Genomic Innovation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where innovative molecular diagnostics solutions will be developed to meet the testing needs of the food and beverage industry, thereby advancing food safety.
Testing of all licensed dairy farms across the state of Massachusetts has produced 100 percent negative results for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1. Massachusetts is the first U.S. state to test all of its dairy herds for the virus.
Following a proof-of-concept trial with five major grocery chains, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is entertaining the idea of a new approach to national food hygiene regulation for large supermarket retailers, which would favor audit data monitoring over in-person inspections.
