Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), which has responsibility for food safety in Australia and New Zealand, has upcoming comment deadlines for several draft variations to its food code.
Three applications with comment deadlines in
Proposed Rule for Food Processors Alarms Some, Confuses Many
“Coming down like a ton of bricks.” “Complicated and interwoven.” “Costly.” “The end of many small- and mid-size farms and food processors.” “Never heard of it.” “A work in progress.” When asked about FDA’s new
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Several Food Companies Receive Warning Letters After FDA Inspection
Government warning letters to several food companies were released this week. Food Safety News earlier reported on problem with sprout production at Henrys Farms in Virginia. Other warning letter activity includes: – Chu Minh Corp.,
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Seafood Handler Enters into Consent Decree
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and San Diego-based Ocean Harvest Inc., together with its president, Minkyu Park, recently signed a consent decree of permanent injunction, the FDA reported last week.
The FDA charged that
Processing Problem Prompts Canned Seafood Recall
Quinault Tribal Enterprise of Taholah, WA is recalling canned salmon, smoked and non-smoked; tuna, smoked and non-smoked; smoked sturgeon; minced razor clams; smoked razor clams; and smoked steelhead because the seafood was not adequately processed
No Labels on Vacuum-Packed Crabs and Clams
Lancaster, PA isn’t close to any salt water, but the Chesapeake Crab Connection has worked up a solid retail restaurant business that apparently qualifies as a seafood processing facility.
And as a seafood processor, Chesapeake
Seafood Processors Not Following the Rules
Seafood processors in California, North Carolina, Texas, and Louisiana are recent recipients of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for violations found during inspections.
FDA released the warnings letters, which datie
Oregon Bills Support Locally Grown Poultry
Supporters of small family farms and locally grown food in Oregon are backing three bills–the Farm Direct Bill, the Family Farm Act, and HB 2872–that address poultry processing. (The matter is also covered in the
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Getting Botulism Control Right in an HACCP Plan
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is having a little disagreement with a Fort Lauderdale seafood processing facility over how to control the potential for deadly botulism.
The seafood processing facility, owned by Cemco
Australian Plant Installs New Cutting Technology
Craig Mostyn Group’s Linley Valley Fresh Pork, a large pork processing facility located in Wooroloo, Western Australia, has recently installed Australia’s first laser guided pork cutting robot.
At a cost of approximately $700,000,
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CA Seafood Processor Needs Fresh HACCP Plan
A Dec. 2nd warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Fort Bragg, CA-based Ocean Fresh LLC says the seafood processing facility is producing ready-to-eat raw sea urchin that is adulterated.
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