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Jan 23, 2012
FDA Clears Some OJ Shipments
The FDA has begun clearing shipments of imported orange juice after the beverages have tested free of a fungicide banned in this country, but many more are being held at the border.
Jan 14, 2012
Produce Pros Welcome New USDA Food Safety Tool
A new, free online food safety tool from the USDA, designed to help fruit and vegetable producers create their own custom food safety plans, has drawn praise from farmers.
Jan 14, 2012
USDA Sponsors 3-year, $9.4 Million Produce Research
A three-year, $9.4 million USDA-sponsored study aimed at developing scientific evidence to support food safety standards for the production of tomatoes and leafy greens will be the largest of its kind in the fresh produce industry, according to the study’s lead investigator, Robert Buchanan, PhD, director of the Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3) at the University of Maryland.
Dec 09, 2011
FDA May Modify Rule on Arsenic in Juice
In the wake of a Consumer Reports study that found levels of arsenic that exceeded the federal standards for bottled water (10 parts per billion, or ppb) in about 10% of sampled apple and grape juices, the FDA has said it will consider tightening its restrictions on arsenic levels in juice.
Dec 09, 2011
Study to Assess Pastured Poultry Safety
On average, some 1,500 broiler chickens are sold each year by pastured poultry farms—small enterprises that raise the birds in open-air pens or free-range environments, giving them an antibiotic-free, organic diet that’s USDA-certified.
Dec 02, 2011
Fight Against Pre-Harvest Pathogens in Beef Highlighted
“Imperfect” but potentially effective technologies to control foodborne pathogens in beef pre-harvest are now available to government and industry, according to experts at a Nov. 9 meeting on pre-harvest pathogen control convened by the FSIS, the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, and the Agricultural Research Service.
Dec 02, 2011
Genome Testing Pinpoints Pathogens
A new genomic test from Cornell University scientists can accurately detect the pathogenic culprit in outbreaks of foodborne illness and rapidly differentiate between outbreak-related and non-outbreak-related cases.
Nov 14, 2011
Laser Tests Freshness of Packaged Food
New laser technology developed in Sweden can detect the gas composition inside packaged foods and determine the items’ freshness, say researchers from Lund University.
Nov 14, 2011
Smartphone Technology Used to Detect Contamination
Most tests for foodborne contamination are designed to detect one pathogen at a time.
Nov 03, 2011
Canadian Food Safety Mandate Leads to More Recalls
Canadians refer to it simply as “the Maple Leaf outbreak.”
