Food Safety
Fresh Express donates additional $500K to fund produce safety research
Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-s... continue reading »
Microbiologists to study biofilms guarding Listeria
Microbiologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have received a $605,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study how... continue reading »
FDA takes steps to limit lead in juice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft action levels for lead in single-strength (ready to drink) apple juice and other single-strengt... continue reading »
Coalition letter urges changes to FDA regarding food regulation
A coalition of food industry groups and consumer/public health groups have sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging the agency to br... continue reading »
Institute of Food Technologists Expo returns with new in-person, virtual experiences
The annual event hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists will return both in-person and online with a new and improved lineup of content and pro... continue reading »
Fecal contamination detection system being studied
Mohit Verma, Ph.D., with Purdue University, is leading efforts to develop a low-cost portable paper-based tool that can produce results of potential m... continue reading »
Peroxide UltraPure now OMRI listed
Peroxide UltraPure, generated exclusively by the HPGen generator, has been OMRI listed for use as a plant disease control or as an algicide, disinfect... continue reading »
Wildfire smoke can affect taste of winegrapes
An increase in the frequency of wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington in recent years has exposed winegrapes in some areas to high levels of ... continue reading »
Electronic Cold-Pasteurization hub in Texas receives USDA certification
Scantech Sciences is transitioning to a new name, Reveam, together with a reimagined brand promise, corporate identity and website. This announcement... continue reading »
Listeria outbreak linked to Dole bagged salads traced back to equipment
The FDA, CDC and local partners have concluded their investigation of a listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads in late 2021. A total of 1... continue reading »
