http://www.foodquality.com Safety Topic Rss http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4885821/From_The_Editor.html <p>Food Quality celebrates 20 years of delivering editorial excellence with SAFE new name: Food Quality &amp; Safety!</p> 2013-06-05T16:53:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4885701/20_Years_in_Food_Safety_A_Look_Back_and_Beyond.html <p>A look back at some important events in food safety and a glimpse forward at what the next 20 years might hold</p> 2013-06-05T16:20:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4885631/Dry_Floor_Products_Wont_Slip_Up.html <p>Various dry floor treatments are gaining ground when it comes to enhancing sanitation and preventing cross contamination</p> 2013-06-05T16:01:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4885571/Protecting_the_Hands_that_Feed.html <p>Determining which protective glove to use for each application in such a multifaceted industry</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> 2013-06-05T15:50:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4803721/Inorganic_Arsenic_Detected_in_Cooked_Chicken.html <p>Use of arsenic-based drugs in poultry production increased the level of inorganic arsenic in chicken meat, posing a potential increase in the lifetime risk of bladder and lung cancer in consumers, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.</p> 2013-05-29T15:03:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4753611/Evidence-Based_Approach_to_Farm_Practices_Urged.html <p>Farm practices meant to improve food safety should rely on science-based management approaches in order to conserve biodiversity in surrounding areas, a recent study suggests. Pressure from produce buyers to adopt additional precautions not mandated by government or industry may damage local ecosystems without clear increases in food safety, the study&rsquo;s authors say.</p> 2013-05-21T14:42:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4734001/Rat_Meat_Sold_as_Lamb_in_China.html <p>The Chinese government has arrested 904 people in a crackdown on food safety violators, according to news reports. Those arrested include 63 people involved in an operation that bought rat, mink, fox, and other meat that had not been tested for quality and safety, added gelatin, nitrates and pigment, and sold it as lamb, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported.</p> 2013-05-14T12:27:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4504441/FDA_Releases_Report_on_Traceability_Pilots.html <p>On March 4, the FDA released its report on two product traceability pilot projects launched in 2011 as part of the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The two pilots, carried out by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), focused on foods recently linked to foodborne illness outbreaks&mdash;tomatoes in one pilot and chicken, peanuts, and spices in processed foods in the other. The goal: To identify potential methods of improving product tracing of foods in the supply chain and of identifying the final recipient of a contaminated food in order to address threats of serious adverse health consequences.</p> 2013-03-26T15:45:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4456521/Packaging_That_Tests_Food_Freshness.html <p>Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed what they say is the final piece in the puzzle of developing a smart sensor that could be integrated within food packaging to provide a readout of that food&rsquo;s freshness: A plastic analog-to-digital converter. The invention was presented in late February at the ISSCC in San Francisco, an important conference on solid-state circuits.</p> 2013-03-12T23:09:00Z http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4366231/Growing_Need_for_Food_Allergen_Training.html <p>With the number of consumers threatened by peanuts, soy, and other ingredients on the rise, manufacturers and processors must consider training a priority.</p> 2013-02-15T02:03:00Z