Food Safety
SmartWash calibration designed to improve chlorine systems
The newest product from SmartWash Solutions is the patent-pending Precision Chlorine Sensor Calibration System. This system, which includes the Precis... continue reading »
Inteligistics debuts shelf life, gap analysis products
Inteligistics, a provider of temperature visibility and food safety solutions for the fresh produce industry, unveiled two innovative offerings at the... continue reading »
United Fresh recall ready Midwest workshop scheduled
The United Fresh Recall Ready Training Workshop is making its next stop in the Midwest. On December 8-9 at Hamburger University in Oak Brook, Illin... continue reading »
Traceability Trends: DNA barcodes and a risk-based model
Tracking and traceability issues have always been important considerations in the produce industry, but because of food safety and inventory control c... continue reading »
Passing Grades: A multiplicity of tests await companies that strive for food safety
If you don’t like tests, don’t get into the produce processing business. There are constant daily product safety tests, tests for government audit... continue reading »
Oregon State to administer new food safety center
Oregon State University will administer a new $1.2 million center that aims to help small and midsized farms and food processors in 13 western states ... continue reading »
Produce safety workshop set for UC Davis
The UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center announced their popular Produce Safety: A Science-based Framework Workshop has a few spots left. The wor... continue reading »
Center for Produce Safety announces $20,000,000 campaign for produce safety
Since its inception in 2007, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) has provided $16.4 million to fund produce safety research. To expand this work, th... continue reading »
FDA schedules public meeting on FSMA Preventive Controls rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today a public meeting to offer the opportunity for discussion on the recently finalized rules on pr... continue reading »
Study shows that blue LEDs kill foodborne pathogens in fresh-cut food
A group of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have a strong antibac... continue reading »
