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FSANZ wants comments on planned produce rules

By News Desk on February 9, 2020

Authorities in Australia are calling for comments on a plan to develop a primary production and processing standard for high-risk horticulture.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)’s proposal will consider the development of a primary…
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Food safety initiative puts farmworkers front and center

By Cookson Beecher on May 18, 2016

When the topic is food safety, the first things that might come to mind for many are the farmers growing the food, the stores selling the food, and even the public health scientists who are…
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Growers eye FDA’s Produce Safety Rule from ground level

By Cathy Siegner on May 16, 2016

The fresh produce industry is watching closely as enforceable requirements in the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule gradually come into play at ground level. The rule is one of seven the agency has drafted to implement

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New dietary guidelines show potential conflict between safe and healthy

By Cookson Beecher on January 8, 2016

Time was that food and medicine were two different things. Food was for eating and medicine was for curing diseases. It was as simple as that. Take a look at the recently released 2015-2020 Dietary …
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USDA to Expand Group Food Safety Certification for Small Growers

By News Desk on September 25, 2015

Farmers-market_406x250Farmers who want to sell their produce in certain markets, such as big-box stores, have to get certain food safety certifications, but not everyone can afford to scale up. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is…
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Cyclospora and Unanswered Questions About Produce Safety

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on August 17, 2015

Anytime there is a massive outbreak involving produce, those of us tasked with produce safety should be asking the difficult questions about our prevention methods and why they failed. There are emerging trends apparent with…
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Temperature Control: A Critical Food Safety Element

By Cathy Siegner on August 10, 2015

A critical element of food safety is maintaining proper temperatures from the field to the fork. In practical terms, this means keeping produce cold enough to inhibit pathogen growth or spoilage from the time it…
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Letter From the Editor: They’re Not Thinking About It

By Dan Flynn on August 2, 2015

Back from Portland, OR, where the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting was held this year, it’s natural to be thinking about the big things. This time of year, one that comes to…
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Current Issues in Produce Safety: Growing Areas

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on May 7, 2015

(This is Part 2A of a five-part series on produce safety by Roy E. Costa, R.S., M.S., a registered professional sanitarian and founder/owner of Environ Health Associates Inc. Part 1B was posted here on March

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The Packinghouse: Safety and Uses of Process-Water

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on March 18, 2015

(This is Part 1B of a five-part series on produce safety by Roy E. Costa, R.S., M.S., a registered professional sanitarian and founder/owner of Environ Health Associates Inc. Part 1A was posted here on Feb. …
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Current Issues in Produce Safety: The Packinghouse

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on February 25, 2015

(This is Part 1A of a five-part series on produce safety by Roy E. Costa, R.S., M.S., a registered professional sanitarian and founder/owner of Environ Health Associates Inc.  The series introduction was posted here on …
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