Food Safety

FDA’s top food safety official resigns

The federal Food and Drug Administration’s top food safety official has resigned, saying the structure of the agency hampered its response to last y... continue reading »

Safeguarding produce from viruses through active packing technologies

In the produce sector, assuring freshness and safety has long been a leading concern of processors, distributors and brands. Conventional mitigation s... continue reading »

Starting a processing line: Plan, plan and plan some more

Washing, slicing, dicing, chopping and peeling are just some terms that come to mind when talking about frozen and fresh produce processing. But do yo... continue reading »

Food technology company Evigence closes on $18M in investment funding

Food technology company Evigence has closed on $18 million in Series B investment funding. The funding round was led by Cleveland Avenue and includ... continue reading »

Food safety a key focus at Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference

Food safety played a key role in the 2023 Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference, held Jan. 5-8 at the Savannah Convention Center in Sava... continue reading »

Eriez-India earns key IOS certification

Separation technologies company Eriez-India has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification for all internal processes, including engineering and manufacturing... continue reading »

Food safety predictions for 2023

Food safety and quality software company Novolyze predicts more consumer demand for food traceability, as well as increased industry digitization, in ... continue reading »

Possible Listeria contamination due to enoki mushrooms from China

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to eat, restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of product labeled ... continue reading »

Getting at root cause

In this month's column, Center for Produce Safety conducted a produce safety Q&A with Fresh Express’ John Gurrisi. Here is how the company takes... continue reading »

New product aims to kill pathogens inside control panels

Food safety technology company SmartWash Solutions Inc. has begun shipping a new product aimed at killing Listeria and other pathogens inside control ... continue reading »