Food Safety
‘The Elvis of E. coli,’ UC Davis Extension food safety specialist retires
He has been called the “Elvis of E. coli” and the “Sinatra of Salmonella,” and now Carl Winter, a University of California Cooperative Extens... continue reading »
Western Growers launches supply-chain risk management program
During a Forbes AgTech Summit session on moderated by Frank Yiannas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and... continue reading »
United Fresh updates fresh tomato supply chain safety audit standards
The United Fresh Produce Association has released an updated version of the Food Safety Programs & Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply C... continue reading »
Food traceability market expected to nearly double by 2025
A new study by Zion Market Research projects the food traceability technology market will nearly double by 2025. Food manufacturers, warehouse food... continue reading »
Bringing a processor’s work full circle with digital recordkeeping
{Sponsored} In recent history, paper records were the only option for food processors. Pre-printed pesticide reports were filled out and delivered to ... continue reading »
Walmart China’s blockchain food traceability platform ready to roll
Walmart China announced an initial list of 23 product lines that have been tested using a new blockchain format — VeChain — and are ready to be la... continue reading »
Texas A&M developing ‘super-repellent’ food surfaces to reduce outbreaks
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, TEES, were recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of ... continue reading »
Frozen spinach recalled by Sprouts Farmers Market due to positive listeria test
The Sprouts Farmers Market grocery chain is recalling conventional and organic frozen spinach manufactured by National Frozen Foods of Oregon, because... continue reading »
Frozen raspberries recalled by WinCo Foods due to possible norovirus
WinCo Foods LLC is recalling frozen red raspberries because of potential contamination with norovirus. The Food and Drug Administration found norov... continue reading »
Frozen blackberry recall expands to include Costco
Out of caution, Townsend Farms has notified Costco that a recent FDA test indicated that a domestic conventional frozen blackberry product manufacture... continue reading »
