Food Safety
Description:Standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations related to protecting food sources from disease and contamination.
Keywords:avian flu, bird flu, pesticide residues, food additives, pathogens, GMO, GMO foods, DNA-modified plants and microorganisms, food-grade lubricants, recall, traceability, contamination, trans-fats, peanut-free, bacteria
(Industry Updates, Mar 2010 )
Cargill has begun piloting a third party remote video auditing (RVA) program as a food safety tool in its North American beef plants. For the food safety pilot, RVA will be used to review the stages in ....
(Grab n Go, Mar 2010 )
Fonterra says it intends to invest in two dairy farms in China to continue to grow a high quality and secure the supply of milk on the ground. Fonterra China’s MD Philip Turner said the Chinese dairy ....
(Top Story, 11 Feb 2010 )
Bioo Scientific has validated new sample prep procedures for the MaxSignal Melamine Enzymatic Assay using a broad range of sample types. Melamine contamination of food is a threat to public safety with ....
(Top Story, 09 Feb 2010 )
Konecranes introduces a high performance modular crane system designed to maximize safety while minimizing energy consumption and downtime to South Asia and the Asia Pacific. The Smarton crane system ....
(News, 12 Jan 2010 )
Australia-based Spiral Foods has voluntarily recalled Bonsoy soy milk regardless of date. The company says testing has indicated higher than normal levels of iodine present that may result in some people ....
(Top Story, 05 Jan 2010 )
Plywood-shelved carts that are used to transport eggs into processing plants can harbor Enterobacteriaceae, according to a microbial survey conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists ....
(Top Story, 22 Oct 2009 )
Waters Corp says the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), College Park, MD recently purchased nine Waters Acquity UltraPerformance LC (UPLC) systems ....
(News, 20 Oct 2009 )
Danisco and DuPont Qualicon have joined forces in the US to enhance natural food safety and shelf life extension. Drawing on patented protective cultures from Danisco and an award-winning detection system ....
(News, 13 Oct 2009 )
Idaho Technology (ITI) has received the performance tested methods status by the AOAC Research Institute for its E.coli O157:H7 test used with the R.A.P.I.D. LT Food Security System (FSS). The assay uses ....
(News, 12 Oct 2009 )
Intertek has become the first company to be certified under its newly designed Good Catering Practice (GCP) standard. Best Western’s Premier Hotel Rebstock in Wurzburg, Germany, joined Intertek’s audit ....
