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Jan 20, 2011
USDA Food Safety Expert Outlines Plan
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will focus on “science-based food safety” as well as laws, regulations, and policies that are anchored in prevention,
Jan 18, 2011
High Pressure Processing Renders Yogurt Sweet and Safe
Spanish researchers report that high-pressure processing (HPP) technology can effectively inactivate contaminants such as bacteria, molds, and yeasts in dairy foods like yogurt.
Jan 18, 2011
Spotlighting Unsafe Shellfish
Seafood contaminated by “red tides” and other toxic algae is hazardous to eat, often producing gastrointestinal problems and other symptoms, but it’s difficult to differentiate a contaminated batch of seafood from one that is free of such toxins.
Jan 10, 2011
HHS Makes Food Safety Focus of Disease Prevention Efforts
The government’s six main objectives for food safety for the next decade, recently unveiled as part of the Healthy People 2020 initiative, are all “reasonable and attainable,” but they require additional data, according to Michael Doyle, PhD, Regents Professor of Food Safety and Microbiology and director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia in Griffin.
Jan 10, 2011
New Test May Speed Salmonella Detection
A lab test developed by researchers at the University of Missouri may speed the detection of Salmonella in poultry and eggs, generating accurate results in as little as five to 12 hours, compared to as many as five days, the time required by the most common current Salmonella identification methods.
Dec 14, 2010
Despite Senate Passage, Food Safety Bill in Limbo
After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) passed in the U.S. Senate by a bipartisan vote of 73-25 on Nov. 30, the next step was supposed to be a quick trip back to the House of Representatives, which would vote to adopt the Senate’s version of the legislation. Instead, the bill is languishing after a last-minute rules snafu.
Dec 14, 2010
Decline in Farm Animal Vets Threatens Food Safety
The demand for large animal veterinarians in the food industry is rising much faster than the supply, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Dec 14, 2010
AAM Report Calls for Systems Approach to Food Safety
Each plate of food served in the U.S. probably contains ingredients from many different countries, raising the risk of contact with pathogenic bacteria and other contaminants, according to a new report from the American Academy of Microbiology.
Dec 07, 2010
New Public-Private Produce Safety Alliance
A new Produce Safety Alliance, housed at Cornell University in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will provide growers and packagers with the fundamental educational tools they need to ensure safe production, harvesting, and packing practices in advance of a proposed produce safety regulation.
Dec 07, 2010
Chemicals in Wrappers Can Migrate Into Foods
Regulatory agencies interested in controlling exposure
