Food Quality & Safety Blog
The Importance of Change Management in Food Safety
Change is both inevitable and constant. Food safety professionals around the world have to remain up to date on subject areas such as Threat Assessment… [Read More]
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New Report Predicts Collapse of Dairy and Cattle Industries
The dairy and cattle industries will have collapsed by 2030 and the rest of the livestock industry will follow, according to a new report. The report, by independent think tank RethinkX, also predicts that by 2030, modern food products will be higher quality and cost less than half the price of animal-derived foods. The food… [Read More]
U.S. Regulators Allow Genetically Modified Cotton as Human Food Source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light for genetically modified cotton to be used for human consumption, paving the way for a protein-packed new food source – edible cottonseed that tastes a bit like chickpeas – that its developers said could help tackle global malnutrition. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision on the cotton plant… [Read More]
China’s Hog Herd May Drop by 55% from Fatal Swine Fever
CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – China’s hog herd fell by half in the first eight months of 2019 due to a devastating outbreak of African swine fever and will likely shrink by 55% by the end of the year, analysts at Rabobank said on Wednesday. The pace of herd losses will likely slow in the coming months due… [Read More]
USDA Updates Swine Slaughter Inspection Rules
The USDA is updating its swine slaughter inspection process for the first time in 50 years. The agency finalized the new rules on September 17 and they will take effect in early December. “Our current system focuses on visible contamination and quality defects on carcasses,” Mindy Brashears, PhD, USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety tells… [Read More]
Number of Organic Acres in U.S. Hits Record
Any farmer can tell you this year’s weather has been a challenge, yet in spite of it, the number of acres of organic pasture, rangeland, and crop areas continued to grow by 7 percent, hitting a record 8.3 million. These acres were harvested by 18,155 certified organic farms—up 3 percent from 2018. That’s according to… [Read More]