Food Quality & Safety Blog Alternative Proteins: From Petri Dish to Plate Alternative proteins like “clean”/“cultured” meat are leaving consumers with even more questions about their food’s journey.
Difficulties in Meeting FSVP Requirements FSVP enforcement is in the spotlight as imported foods are projected to increase in volume as diversity in foods become the norm.
CIP System: Are You Cleaning Enough or Too Much? How new CIP system technology can reduce over cleaning, preserve resources, ensure accurate insights and predict potential areas of failure.
FDA Declares BPA Safe, So Why the Criticism for Use in Food Packaging? After a landmark study declaring BPA as safe, we have to stop trying to concoct more far-fetched experiments and accept the best possible evidence.
The Chaos and Confusion Surrounding Proposition 65 Revised warnings of the Californian law are raising more questions on compliance and are expected to lead to an increase in litigation.
Controlling Dangerous Dust Particles in the Food Processing Industry Tips on how to reduce dust exposure and mitigate combustible hazards from dust particles.
Hygiene Standards Not Up to the Mark at Farmers’ Markets Vendors at farmers’ markets could benefit from lessons in food safety, according to researchers.
Australia Charges Woman with Contaminating Strawberries with Needles Major supermarkets withdrew the fruit as shoppers abandoned purchases, forcing growers to dump fruit amid warnings of widespread bankruptcies.
FDA Asks for Input on Sesame Allergies, Food Labeling Agency is considering possible regulatory action that would require sesame to be labeled as an allergen on packaged foods.
FDA Releases Report on Risk Factors in Restaurants and Fast Food Findings from initial phase of 10-year study evaluates trends in food prep and employee behaviors that contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Future of Edible Cannabis in Canada Although Canada legalized marijuana, the country needs to investigate concerns unique to cannabis edibles before making these products legal as well.
Food Safety News & Nuances February 7, 2019 • MoscowMoscow; Russian Federation An annual scientific and practical conference on the practical implementation of food safety principles for the representatives of food industry enterprises. The conference is hold the 8th time and it is the largest one in Russia.
High Pressure Processing Short Course and Workshop April 8-April 11, 2019 • Institute for Food Safety and Health; Bedford Park, IL The Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health will hold a High Pressure Processing (HPP) Short Course and Workshop at its headquarters. Collaborating partners for the event include the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network and Next HPP.
Food and Airborne Fungi & Mycotoxin Short Course June 11-June 13, 2019 • Penn State University Introduces participants to a basic understanding of molds, yeasts, and mycotoxins that may occur in foods and in processing environments. The short course is delivered in a classroom and laboratory environment and includes a mixture of theory, demonstrations, and laboratory activities. Participants will develop a detailed understanding of the methods used to isolate, detect, and… [Read More]
