food safety
Spinach, Leafy Green Still Suffer From Recall
According to a research report released Feb. 5 by Rutgers University Food Policy Institute, the produce industry still has work to do to prevent scena... continue reading »
What Does the Future Hold for Third Party Audits?
Throughout all the discussions about food safety in the last six months, one group has escaped being noticed. I am surprised we haven’t heard mor... continue reading »
Fresh-cut processor grows sales in foodservice and retail
Jeff Twyman calls his entry into the produce industry a “strange sequence of events.”
A lawyer by trade, Twyman was mor... continue reading »
Food safety initiatives move forward on several fronts
California leafy greens have been under fire after recent E. coli outbreaks, and a number of food safety initiatives are moving forward to make produc... continue reading »
FDA Commissioner to Speak at Produce Safety Summit
FDA Chief Andrew von Eschenbach will keynote the opening session at the new Produce Safety Summit in Palm Springs, Calif. The summit will take place A... continue reading »
FDA Finalizes Report On 2006 Spinach Outbreak
FDA and California’s Department of Health Services (CDHS) released a joint report today on an extensive investigation into the causes of an E. co... continue reading »
FDA Releases Fresh-Cut Safety Guidance
FDA released a draft of the final Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables March 12. Although outbreaks asso... continue reading »
Fresh-Cut Fruit Trays Recalled in Los Angeles
Simply Fresh Fruit Inc. is recalling Simply Fresh Fruit Fresh Cut Fruit trays dated with sell by date Feb. 26 due to possible salmonella contamination... continue reading »
