Food Quality & Safety Blog
Managing Change as a Food Safety Professional
Last month, we shared a high-level overview of what change management is, its significance in the food industry, and why it’s important for food safety… [Read More]
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Chemical in Food Packaging is Dangerous, Environmental Groups State in FDA Lawsuit
The Food and Drug Administration approved perchlorate for use in plastic packaging for food in 2005, but a number of environmental and public-health advocacy groups says it’s not safe, especially for infants and young children. In November, seven groups filed a federal lawsuit looking to overturn the FDA’s denial of a petition to ban the… [Read More]
Beyond Vegan Burgers: Next-Generation Protein Could Come from Air, Methane, Volcanic Springs
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It may sound like science fiction, but in a few short years the family dinner table may be laden with steak from a printer and other proteins produced from air, methane or volcanic microbes. With the explosive success of vegan beef and burger substitutes developed by Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods,… [Read More]
CDC: Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Causes One Death
Nov 1 (Reuters) – A multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to ground beef has caused one death in California and eight hospitalizations, U.S. health officials said on Friday. A total of 10 people in six U.S. states were infected with a strain of the bacteria called Salmonella Dublin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…. [Read More]
As Population Grows, Human Diet Must Cut Down on Meat, Sugar, Salt: Nestlé Exec
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Nestle SA, one of the world’s largest food processors, believes population growth will require human diets to adapt, reducing consumption of sugar, salt and meat products, an executive said on Wednesday. “We have 7.5 billion people and the population continues to grow, so there is a need to eat more vegetables, cereals, and… [Read More]
FDA Releases List of Records Required Under Foreign Supplier Verification Program
Prompted by a series of deadly foodborne illness outbreaks, many tied to imported foods, in 2011 the U.S. Congress signed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law. The goal was to develop food safety regulations focused on prevention across the entire supply chain. Although the FDA has used its discretion on what to… [Read More]