Food Safety
Contaminated sprouts: FDA establishes Alliance to improve food safety
A new Sprouts Safety Alliance (SSA) has been formed to help sprout producers identify and implement best practices in the safe production of sprouts.... continue reading »
California cantaloupe industry sets public hearings on safety
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has scheduled two public hearings to discuss possible changes in the California Cantaloupe program, ... continue reading »
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 »
