Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team

The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and AOAC International recently appointed two Hygiena representatives to their presidencies.

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 In-Q Knowledge Center for FDA Compliance is a new platform designed to streamline compliance for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated manufacturers and importers.

Combining genomic sequencing data and artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have demonstrated the efficacy of a new approach for the untargeted detection of contaminants, antibiotics, and other food safety anomalies in bulk milk samples.  

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.

Per a new agreement, Plastipak will purchase Avantium’s plant-based, recyclable polyethylene furanoate (PEF) polymer to manufacture beverage and food packaging for distribution in the U.S.

The Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT’s) new Fundamentals of Food Science Course is designed to help the busy professional identify and apply scientific concepts to solve real-world food safety and quality problems, as well as to understand the food regulatory landscape.

The new X52 Dual Energy X-ray inspection system in Mettler Toledo’s X2 Series is designed to meet the demands of challenging applications in packaged products at an affordable price point.

A U.S. District Court has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Rizo Lopez Foods, a company that produced queso fresco and cotija cheese products linked to a decade-long listeriosis outbreak, requiring the firm to stop producing and selling certain products until FDA can confirm its compliance with federal food safety regulations.

Combining multiplex PCR and DNA barcoding, Chapman University researchers successfully detected fraudulent adulteration in half of ginseng supplement samples tested. With 28 percent of samples still unable to be identified, the researchers call for future studies combining DNA- and chemical-based testing methods.