Kathie Canning

Kathie Canning, editor-in-chief of Dairy Foods, is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the trade publication sector. Her experience includes leadership positions on a number of food and beverage publications for both processor and retail audiences. She is a graduate of the University of Toledo and is also certified as an Editor in the Life Sciences by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.

Improve inspection and detection of dairy product contaminants

Advances in inspection and detection technologies are enabling dairy processors to pinpoint even the smallest of metal and other contaminants

Kathie Canning

January 23, 2019

Metal detectors, X-ray systems and other inspection/detection systems play a critical role in helping dairy processors prevent recalls that are tied to foreign materials such as metal and other issues that are not related to pathogens or allergens.

Address Listeria testing challenges

New testing options enhance speed and accuracy

Kathie Canning

April 25, 2018

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 1,600 Americans get listeriosis each year, and about 260 of them die. The infection typically is caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

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Kathie Canning

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Improve inspection and detection of dairy product contaminants

Address Listeria testing challenges

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