Category: Food Safety
Boar’s Head appoints former FDA official to direct food safety efforts
Boar’s Head Brand, grappling with a listeria outbreak, has hired the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s former top food safety official.
Fernandez-Fenaroli to step down as CPS executive director
After 16 years leading the Center for Produce Safety (CPS), Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli will step down as executive director in mid-2025.
Apeel offers free coating services to suppliers affected by port strike
Apeel Sciences is offering support produce suppliers affected by the ongoing East Coast port strike by offering free produce coating services.
Produce processors face food safety concerns post-hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has significantly disrupted Georgia’s agriculture, including fruit and vegetable processing.
FSMA 204 compliance webinar now available online
A FSMA 204 compliance webinar hosted by the Produce Distributors Association (PDA) featuring expert advice is now online.
CPS invests $3.3 million in new food safety research
CPS has launched 14 new research projects totaling over $3.3 million, aimed at tackling key food safety issues in the fresh produce industry.
CPS hosts free virtual educational event
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is hosting a webinar series following its successful 15th annual Research Symposium held June 18-19 in Denver.
Antimicrobial food processing aid against listeria approved for US use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an antimicrobial technology as a food processing aid against listeria.
Food safety specialist to debut new technology at Pack Expo
Fortress Technology will debut its new X-ray inspection system at Pack Expo 2024, set for Nov. 3-6 in Chicago
Salmonella outbreak linked to second Florida grower
An additional Florida grower has been identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a likely source of a May salmonella outbreak
Food safety training available from UF/IFAS
Remote and in-person food safety training is available this fall from the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Registration now open for Food Safety Summit
Registration is now open for the Food Safety Summit conference and expo, set for May 12-15 in Rosemont, Illinois
Metal processing solutions company launches grinding and deburring machine
Metal processing solutions company LISSMAC Corp. has launched the SBM-L G1S2 grinding and deburring machine for food applications.
Nut processor implements Eriez technology to help meet production demands
Cache Creek Foods has implemented Eriez metal detectors and magnetic separators at its 60,000-square-foot facility in Woodland
Investigation traces salmonella outbreak to Florida cucumber grower
A multi-state investigation of a salmonella outbreak has traced contaminated cucumbers to Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Florida company recalls cucumbers over salmonella concerns
A Florida-based produce company is recalling whole cucumbers shipped in mid-May because of potential salmonella contamination.