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USDA-FSIS Begins New RTE Sampling Program to Verify Allergen Label Claims

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
July 22, 2024

Beginning in September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) will implement a new sampling program to verify allergen label claims on ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.


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How To Develop a Sampling Plan

Sampling can be used to sample a process during operation or to sample the output of a process, such as a product lot
John Surak, Ph.D.
December 11, 2023

Sampling is part of a process that has two functions. It can be used to sample a process during operations or to sample the output of a process, such as a product lot. During sampling, the measurand (the object being measured) must be properly selected, properly transported to a location where the object or objects will be analyzed, and the results must be reported to the appropriate individuals. This article covers the systematic development of a sampling plan.



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USDA-FSIS Continues Raw Pork Products Sampling Program With Changes

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
October 13, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has released a notice informing agency inspection program personnel about the continuation of and changes to the Raw Pork Products Sampling Program.


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New Guidance Document for Dairy Industry on Product Sampling for Monitoring Production

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
October 11, 2023

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) recently published a new document to help the dairy industry conduct in-process product sampling that produces accurate and actionable microbiological data. 


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Are ‘Standard’ Methods to Detect Non-Cultivable Pathogens in Food and the Environment Fit For Purpose?

Food system stakeholders face inherent challenges in managing non-cultivable foodborne pathogens
Lee-Ann Jaykus, Ph.D.
Jennifer McEntire
Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D.
Donald W. Schaffner, Ph.D. Sanjay Gummalla, Ph.D.
October 5, 2023

Non-cultivable foodborne pathogens, such as enteric viruses and protozoan parasites like Cyclospora, present unique challenges in our food system due to significant limitations in sampling and detection. This article covers the methodological drawbacks of current methods related to interpretation of results and public health risk, while offering alternative food safety management principles to address the prevalence of these pathogens in food.


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USDA Begins Sampling for Drug Residues in Cattle Claimed to be “Raised Without Antibiotics”

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 25, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new exploratory sampling program for antibiotic residues in cattle that are claimed to be raised without antibiotics. 


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Study Suggests Stratification and Increased, Smaller Samples can Improve Ability to Detect Cronobacter in Powdered Infant Formula

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Bailee Henderson
July 20, 2023

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign concluded that, when sampling powdered infant formula for Cronobacter contamination, sampling with stratification may be more powerful than random sampling, and that taking more samples, even if smaller, increases the ability to detect contamination.


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FDA Reminds Producers of RTE Dips to Adhere to Best Practices After Conducting Salmonella, Listeria Sampling Assignment

June 15, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the findings of a sampling assignment that collected and tested ready-to-eat (RTE) dips and spreads with the aim of determining the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.


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UK FSA: 2013 Food Safety Sampling and Qualifications Regulations Remain “Relevant and Valid”

May 26, 2023

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a Post-Implementation Review of the 2013 Food Safety Sampling and Qualifications Regulations (S&Q Regulations), which is now available for public comment.


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The Perils of Increased Sensitivity

Eric Wilhelmsen
Eric Wilhelmsen Ph.D., CFS
May 16, 2023

Some will argue that more sensitive methods are needed to drive change. This is a reasonable argument, but it misses the underlying problem of defining the mission before implementing a sampling and testing program.


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