Food Safety

Food safety: Global Food Protection Institute grants two awards to support start-ups

The Emerging Technology Accelerator (ETA), an initiative of the Michigan-based Global Food Protection Institute (GFPI), has announced investments in t... continue reading »

Cantaloupe safety & listeria: Produce industry sets meetings to develop guidelines for food safety

Produce industry leaders from across the nation have scheduled four regional meetings to develop guidelines to improve the safety of cantaloupe, accor... continue reading »

Contaminated sprouts: Jimmy John’s founder says inconsistent supply prompted decision to remove

While customers clamor for sprouts on the Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Facebook page, the company says the reason it dropped the little shoots was ... continue reading »

Food safety in leafy greans: Arizona offers food safety poster

The Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee has created a new, laminated food safety poster to be used for training in the field - literally. In bo... continue reading »

Supply chain safety: Leavitt Partners, Park City Group launch global registry

Leavitt Partners, an international health care and food safety consulting firm, and Park City Group, a leader in consumer goods supply chain technolog... continue reading »

Online tracking tool: Good Growing Link helps communicate food chain sustainability

Bayer CropScience has launched Good Growing Link, a Web-based tracking tool powered by food safety and traceability technology leader FoodLogiQ Inc. T... continue reading »

2011 listeria outbreak: U.S. cantaloupe contamination leads to lawsuits, search for detection method

In January, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the comm... continue reading »

Neogen names senior director of food safety marketing

Neogen Corp. has hired Gerry Broski as senior director of food safety marketing. Broski will be based in Neogen's Lansing, Mich., facilities and will ... continue reading »

New Jersey company recalling two salads

Two ready-to-eat salads containing eggs that are subject to FDA recall for possible listeria contamination are being recalled by makers F&S Produc... continue reading »

LEASA Industries Co. Inc. recalls alfalfa sprouts

LEASA Industries Co. Inc. of Miami is recalling 346 cases of LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 2/1/12 because it has the potential to be c... continue reading »