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Jun 02, 2011
FDA Implementing Food Safety Modernization Act
The first two rules established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in January, will take effect July 3
Jun 02, 2011
Public Trust in Food Safety Hits Highest Level in Seven Years
Nearly nine out of 10 consumers are “completely” or “somewhat” confident that the food they buy in the supermarket is safe, according to the latest U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Survey.
May 21, 2011
Produce Industry Creating Audit Standard
The produce industry is nearing a single food safety audit standard, announced David Gombas, PhD, senior vice president of food safety and technology for the United Fresh Produce Association United Fresh Produce Association, at the association’s 2011 meeting May 4.
May 20, 2011
New Standards for School Lunches
In the wake of a 2010 report that found that the quality of food purchased for the federal school lunch program was lower that that of foods found at fast food restaurants, school districts have implemented a number of new food safety practices — in some cases exceeding federal requirements, says a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
May 16, 2011
Fluorescent Sensor Simplifies, Speeds Up Pathogen Detection
A new fluorescent test system called a DNAzyme sensor, developed by researchers at Toronto’s McMaster University, may speed up and simplify the detection of pathogens such as Salmonella and E. coli by hunting for the metabolic DNA byproducts left behind by these bacteria.
May 16, 2011
Campylobacter-Tainted Poultry Tops List of Food-Pathogen Combinations
Campylobacter tainted poultry tops the list of food-and-pathogen combinations that account for the greatest burdens on public health, according to a new report from the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, released April 28.
May 06, 2011
Study Reports a Quarter of Meat and Poultry in U.S. Contaminated
Experts question significance of staph findings
Apr 21, 2011
Customer Communication, Simplified
Wondering how to talk about food risk with your customers? Now all the resources that provide guidance on how to do just that can be found on a new website.
Apr 21, 2011
New Biosensor Could Speed Pathogen Detection
A new nanotechnology-based biosensor now under development is another entry in the ever-growing race to speed the detection of pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria in food and water supplies.
