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By Steven Grossman
Secretary Kennedy’s announcement came last Thursday: FDA’s contribution to the pending HHS reduction in force (RIF) would be 3,500 employees. That is not quite 20 percent of the agency’s total workforce. The RIF would be in addition to an unknown number of FDA employees
Continue Reading New priorities require resources, expertise, and regulations: Where will they come from?
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By Ron Erickson
Recently, I visited the immense breakfast cereal aisle at my local supermarket. I was curious to learn from the labels of cereals marketed to children the daily value of the sugar in a single serving. Fifty years ago, as a young attorney and policy
Continue Reading It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans
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By Renee Leber, Technical Services Manager, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
As more states seek to ban foods with certain dyes or additives in the name of food safety, consumers and the food industry alike are left wondering what comes next.
California has a history of progressive
Continue Reading Dye on the vine
For food and beverage processors, safety and quality are top priorities. To help prevent foodborne illnesses and protect consumers, traceability systems can track the production, processing, and distribution of products across the entire supply chain.
From farm to fork, tracking where a product originated and the steps it took before
Continue Reading The limits of traceability: Enhancing food safety with HACCP programs
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The recent news about an outbreak of Listeria infections from deli meat products serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing threat posed by the deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium has haunted our food supply for decades, claiming lives and leaving devastation in its wake. Consider
Continue Reading Deli meat safety and Listeria: More can be done to protect consumers
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NEMIS Technologies is preparing to enter the U.S. food safety industry with its innovative on-site testing technology aimed at reducing contamination risks in food production. The company has partnered with major brands in Europe, including Barilla, and in Africa with companies like Tiger Brands. They are focused
Continue Reading NEMIS Technologies introduces rapid on-site food safety testing to U.S. market
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Listeria contamination is causing meats and produce to be pulled off store shelves nationwide, with hospitalizations and deaths continuing to mount and new recalls being issued. Now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are investigating a new listeria outbreak. Some
Continue Reading Congress should pass the Federal Food Administration Act
By Darin Detwiler, Gillian Kelleher and Roger Hancock
The goal of a food recall is simple: to remove compromised food in order to prevent people from eating contaminated food that could kill or sicken them. But if people don’t know about the recall, that goal cannot be achieved. If they
Continue Reading Real steps we can take now to modernize recall communication
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The food industry is facing a digital transformation. Going forward, it will be necessary to digitize processes and procedures for food safety in such a way that they can be audited and monitored online.
The signs are clear: digital food safety can no longer be put on
Continue Reading Step by step to digital food safety
By Michael Arthur
Imagine a group of bacteria teaming up like a gang, creating a fortress around them. This is essentially what bacterial biofilms are – a tough, sticky barrier that makes them incredibly difficult to defeat. They form on medical devices, water pipes, kitchen surfaces, and even in our
Continue Reading Battling bacterial biofilms: Winning the war against stubborn microbes