Food Safety

Thoughtful package design protects freshness

With thoughtful design, packaging functionality can be extended to enhance the product, improve the consumer experience and make the sale in the brief... continue reading »

Recyclable PET packaging with oxygen blocker keeps products fresh longer

Placon has a barrier material that keeps oxygen out while also having the ability to be thrown into the recycling bin. The OxyStar barrier material... continue reading »

Nabaco’s Brenton Field promoted to VP of Operations

Nabaco Inc. has promoted Brenton Field to vice president of Operations. Field has vast experience in both the produce industry and the United States A... continue reading »

Berkeley Lights Inc. and Aanika Biosciences identify antimicrobial peptide to increase food safety

Berkeley Lights Inc., a digital cell biology company, and Aanika Biosciences, a biotech startup using edible microbial tags to improve food safety, ha... continue reading »

Fresh Express offers video look into food safety initiatives

Fresh Express has unveiled an insider's look at advancements in its food safety and quality program in a video series that covers supply chain-wide cr... continue reading »

Joe Pezzini named Center for Produce Safety’s Board of Directors chair

Joe Pezzini, senior director of agricultural operations for Taylor Farms, was elected Center for Produce Safety Board of Directors chair at the CPS bo... continue reading »

Key Technology foreign matter detection for sorting

Key Technology introduces AI-driven foreign matter detection software for sorting systems

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces AI-driven FM Alert software for their digital sorting systems at Pa... continue reading »

Connecting with produce-focused food safety talent

Where do you get your fresh produce food safety talent, and what should you look for in a scientist? [caption id="attachment_14219" align="alignrig... continue reading »

Leafy greens org creates food safety training video

Nearly 10 years ago, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) partnered with STOP Foodborne Illness to create a motivational training vi... continue reading »

Plant-based coating that prevents pathogens, spoilage in food developed by Rutgers

Aiming to produce environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic food wrap and containers, a Rutgers scientist has developed a biodegradable, plan... continue reading »