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Pork Rinds & Snacks Recalls Pork Skin Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Jan 6, 2017Pork Rinds & Snacks is recalling approximately 7,629 pounds of pork skin products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The ready-to-eat ...
Tags: Pork Rinds, Snacks
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Food Safety Solutions Firm SafeTraces Raises $1.5m in Series Seed Round
Aug 31, 2016San Francisco Bay Area based food safety solutions firm SafeTraces has raised funds worth $1.5m in a series seed round led by Maumee Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Andersons. The company plans to use the funds to speed up ...
Tags: SafeTraces, Maumee Ventures, seed round
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Corrugated Trays Could Extend Shelf Life of Fruits Than Reusable Plastic Crates, Says Study
Jul 5, 2016The corrugated trays allow fruit and vegetables to extend shelf life when compared with reusable plastic crates (RPCs), according to a research by Italy's University of Bologna. The research found that corrugated trays reduce the risk of ...
Tags: Plastic Crates, Fruits
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US Regulators Warn Food Industry to Take Preventive Action Against Food-Borne Diseases
Nov 5, 2015The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
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US Watchdog Finalises Two Rules to Prevent Food Safety Risks
Sep 14, 2015In the wake of several foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, the country's watchdog has finalized two rules that requires firms to identify food safety risks and detail measures to prevent or minimize such risks from occuring. ...
Tags: Food Safety Risks, US Watchdog
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USDA Finalized Rule to Label Mechanically Tenderized Raw or Partially Cooked Beef Products
May 15, 2015The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has finalized rule to label mechanically tenderized raw or partially cooked beef products. The new requirements, when put into effect in May 2016, ...
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UC Davis Projects Get $5m in USDA Food Safety Grants
Apr 16, 2015The University of California, Davis researchers have received $5m in grants from US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to carry out three new research projects. This financial support is part of USDA's ...
Tags: Food Safety Grants, food supply
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World Health Day 2015 Emphasizes Food Safety
Apr 8, 2015World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
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USDA and FSIS to Implement New Standards to Reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter Contaminat
Jan 23, 2015The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is set to implement new standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in poultry products. The proposed standards will require testing ...
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US Government Failed to Meet The Deadline for Finalising Regulations of Beef Labels
Jan 7, 2015Consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will have to wait for another three years to get meat safety labels on meat products after the US government failed to meet the deadline for finalising regulations. The US ...
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Stop&Shop Removed From Sale Mccormick Ground Oregano
Aug 19, 2014Following a recall by McCormick & Company, Inc., The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced it removed from sale McCormick Ground Oregano due to potential Salmonella contamination. The following product is included in this recall: ...
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Regarding The Deadlines for Publishing Final Rules Implementing The FSMA
Feb 21, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has?reached a settlement with?the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Environmental Health?regarding the deadlines for publishing final rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Method of Preservation Had Been Adapted to Address Common Water- and Milk-Borne Diseases
Jan 21, 2014When Louis Pasteur developed and patented the process of pasteurization in the 1860s, it had nothing to do with milk. He was more concerned with keeping beer from spoiling. But, by the turn of the century, this method of preservation had ...
Tags: Pasteurization, HTST, shelf life, milk
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Tyson Foods Recalled 33,840 Pounds of Mechanically Separated Chicken Products
Jan 15, 2014Tyson Foods, Inc. a Sedalia, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg strain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, Salmonella Heidelberg strain, raw meat products
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More Than 500 People Were Sickened by Seven Strains of Salmonella Heidelberg
Jan 14, 2014In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 500 people were sickened by seven strains of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken. However, salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Heidelberg is only ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine