Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team

Using metagenomic sequencing and qPCR, the study analyzed bacteria from produce, chicken meat, and RTE deli meats sold at retail stores in Tennessee. A high abundance and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes were identified, potentially contributing to the persistence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food supply.

The steam manifolds are delivered fully assembled and include MicroPure filters, housings, condensate traps, lockable isolation valves, and upstream and downstream pressure gauges.

SuppCo’s mobile application evaluates dietary supplements using its TrustScore methodology. Eurofins Supplement Testing and the Eurofins Assurance provide testing services and certification programs for dietary supplements and ingredients.

Rothamsted Research scientists have developed gene-edited wheat with substantially reduced levels of free asparagine, a precursor to acrylamide. Biscuits produced from gene-edited wheat showed a 93 percent reduction in acrylamide compared to controls.

The free event is open to the public and is the fifth installment in the joint multi-part webinar series focused on advancing food safety culture.

The new functionality is aimed at improving information flow, visibility, and coordination across frontline food safety and quality operations.

The objective of the virtual public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the upcoming 49^th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL49).

The company says the recall is being issued “under protest” and “as a path forward,” while continuing to contest the epidemiological evidence provided by FDA.

Effective July 1, HB 1153 bans the sale of milk products produced through cell-culturing and sets forth labeling requirements for products containing cell-based, insect-based, or plant-based protein.

The 28^th session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods made advances related to maximum residue limits (MRLs), extrapolation approaches, and risk management guidance, with several measures forwarded to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption.