Traceability

Ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced without benefit of inspection are recalled

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Approximately 61,504 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products are affected.

FSIS issues public health alert for beef stock products imported without benefit of import re-inspection

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0500

A recall was not requested because it is believed that the affected product is no longer available for consumers to purchase.

Ideal Foods recalls meat and poultry flatbread pizza products produced without benefit of inspection

Wed, 13 May 2020 10:30:59 -0400

Ideal Foods, a North Las Vegas, Nev. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,302 pounds of meat and poultry flatbread pizza products that were produced, packed and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Jowett Farms Corporation recalls Jewel-Osco pork products produced without benefit of import inspection

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:57:04 -0400

Jowett Farms Corporation, a Blumenort, Canada establishment, is recalling approximately 42,587 pounds of raw pork trimmings that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

What companies should know (and do) regarding FDA's new standards for food traceability

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500

Technology and innovation are taking center stage as the FDA gets set to issue its long-awaited blueprint detailing additional standards under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act.

Golden Pearl Trading Co. recalls ready to eat imported siluriformes products produced without benefit of import inspection

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:32:57 -0500

Golden Pearl Trading Corporation (doing business as Dandy Food Products), a San Lorenzo, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 12,054 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) imported Siluriformes products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Alli & Rose, LLC recalls siluriformes fish products produced without benefit of import inspection

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:37:08 -0500

Alli & Rose, LLC, a Redlands, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,930 pounds of Siluriformes (catfish) products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Montpak International Inc. recalls veal and lamb products produced without benefit of import inspection

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:32:50 -0500

Montpak International Inc., a Canadian establishment, is recalling approximately 2,804 pounds of veal and lamb products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United Sates, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Morris Meat Packing recalls pork products produced without benefit of inspection

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:28:00 -0500

Morris Meat Packing, a Maywood, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and outside inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Cay Thi Queentrees Food USA recalls poultry products produced without benefit of import inspection

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:25:12 -0500

Cay Thi Queentrees Food USA, the importer of record, a Garden Grove, Calif. firm, is recalling approximately 43,848 pounds of poultry products that were imported and distributed in the United States without the benefit of FSIS import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

H&T Seafood Inc. recalls Siluriformes products produced without the benefit of inspection

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:45:49 -0400

H&T Seafood Inc., a Bell, Calif. firm, is recalling an undetermined amount of Siluriformes products that were packed and distributed without the benefit of USDA inspection and used the mark of inspection without authorization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Global Zakii Enterprises, LLC recalls canned meat and canned poultry products produced without benefit of import inspection

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:41:28 -0400

Global Zakii Enterprises, LLC, a Houston, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 100 pounds of canned meat and canned poultry products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

BEF Foods, Inc. recalls Bob Evans Beef Stroganoff pasta produced without benefit of inspection

Wed, 22 May 2019 10:11:11 -0400

BEF Foods, Inc., a Lima, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 527 pounds of beef pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and outside of inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC recalls pork sausage products due to possible product contamination

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:00:00 -0400

Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC, a Martinsville, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 191,928 pounds of ready-to-eat pork sausage products that may be adulterated due to possible product contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Panola County Processing LLC recalls sausage products due to possible processing deviation

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:40:09 -0500

Panola County Processing, LLC, a Carthage, Texas establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 59 pounds of smoked sausage products due to a processing deviation that may have led to underprocessing of products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Sacramento laboratory fakes pesticide test results, thousands of pounds of marijuana recalled

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:44:00 -0500

Last month, Sequoia Analytical Lab, Sacramento, was caught faking pesticide test results, and as a result, tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana and other products were recalled.

Exclusive interview: Q&A on holiday food safety

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0500

Food Safety Strategies was recently able to talk to Dr. Mike Koeris, Corvium founder and chief innovation officer, about contamination, especially that which can come with seasonal products.

Walmart, Sam's Club utilize blockchain technology to achieve end-to-end food traceability

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 08:26:00 -0400

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Sam’s Club will ask suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability back to the farm using blockchain technology by this time next year.

Blockchain-based pilot tracks cattle from ranch to table

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:00:00 -0400

Wyoming Certified Beef, LLC, Devils Tower, Wyo., and Germany-based TE-FOOD International partnered to develop a blockchain solution that showcases the premium living conditions of the cattle on its higher quality cuts of beef.

Hostess recalls brownies due to missing information on packaging

Laughmanc@bnpmedia.com (Casey Laughman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:24:00 -0400

Hostess Brands, LLC has recalled packages of its Cookies 'n Crème Brownies that do not list egg as an allergen in the "Contains" statement.

How to manage recalls

lindellc@bnpmedia.com (Crystal Lindell) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -0400

As new regulations have led to increased food recalls, companies work to digitize their food safety systems, hoping they will help make it easier to track their products.

Mock norovirus outbreak at Food Safety Summit infects 202 people in one day

lindellc@bnpmedia.com (Crystal Lindell) — Thu, 31 May 2018 13:21:00 -0400

The first outbreak started at the evening reception when the exhibit hall opened, and its Patient Zero was Chip Manuel from Diversey, which ended up infecting 202 people in total.

How Amazon handles food safety, recalls

lindellc@bnpmedia.com (Crystal Lindell) — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:10:00 -0400

On Dec. 1, 2017, Amazon detected several food safety concerns on a dietary supplement. They suppressed sales the same day and initiated an investigation with the manufacturer. On Jan. 26, almost two months later, the product was officially recalled.

Opinion: Blockchain technology can help both agricultural professionals and industry regulators

Tue, 08 May 2018 14:28:00 -0400

If the April 2018 E. coli outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we are still a ways away from properly tracking our food from source to plate.

Cargill Canadian beef sustainability pilot yields positive Q1 results

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:00:00 -0400

The first three months of Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability pilot project yielded encouraging results, proving the model works and demonstrating significant potential to scale the program.

Albertsons Cos. partners with Trace Register to elevate seafood traceability

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:33:00 -0400

Albertsons Cos., Boise, Idaho, partnered with Trace Register, a Seattle, Wash.-based provider of supply chain seafood traceability solutions, to help the retailer fulfill its Responsible Seafood Policy and Commitments.

New warehouse traceability solutions for the snack and bakery industry

parkere@bnpmedia.com (Liz Parker) — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:00 -0400

In the modern age, traceability is becoming more and more important, both to suppliers and to end users. Technology and new software is adapting to users’ needs, and 2018 brings new advancements in both areas.

Blue Star Foods introduces scan on demand, QR code traceability app for seafood

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:01:00 -0500

Blue Star Foods, Doral, Fla., introduced what is dubbed as the first-ever "scan on demand" QR code-enabled verifiable traceability application for seafood.

Recalls: 2017 in review

stevens@foodindustrycounsel.com (Shawn Stevens) — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:49:00 -0500

While the total pounds of USDA-regulated products recalled in 2017 was less than the totals in 2016, there were 10 more recalls in 2017 than in 2016.

Without traceability, U.S. beef could be left out in the cold

mitchellr@bnpmedia.com (Richard Mitchell) — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:00:00 -0500

The U.S. is an outlier in the move by major meat-producing countries to create systems that track meat back to its source. Unlike many other nations, the U.S. has no mandatory national traceability guidelines for domestic producers.