E. coli
Leafy greens food safety website launched by Western Growers
Answering the nation’s call for enhanced food safety measures, Western Growers has developed a website to facilitate changes to the Leafy Greens Mar... continue reading »
TOMRA group has food traceability technology solutions
End-to-end traceability in the food supply chain can do more than safeguard against potential disasters, particularly at the processing stage. Geo... continue reading »
Anti-pathogen packaging solution introduced by Aptar
Aptar Food + Beverage has launched InvisiShield platform technology, which is, according to the company, a first-of-its-kind anti-pathogenic packagin... continue reading »
FDA outlines plan to combat leafy greens E. coli outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its outline of a plan to reduce E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens on March 5. Download the plan... continue reading »
ECU professor focused on bridging food safety communication gaps
Nicole Arnold is a food safety expert focused on bridging the communication gaps, whether between researchers and the industry or the industry and end... continue reading »
Purdue creates portable device to do on-site E. coli testing
Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 mil... continue reading »
Romaine E. coli update: 138 confirmed cases, investigation ongoing
On Dec. 19, the CDC and FDA released updates regarding the E. coli O157:H7 investigation linked to romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California.... continue reading »
Illness update in outbreak tied to romaine lettuce from Salinas
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control have updated the number of illnesses involved in the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7... continue reading »
Romaine lettuce growers ‘devastated’ by recent E. coli outbreak
The recent announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of expanding illnesses in the E. coli... continue reading »
PMA issues update on latest E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
The Produce Marketing Association has issued the following statement to its members regarding the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak investigation. The PMA staf... continue reading »
