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Increasing Options for Cleaning & Sanitizing Truck Interiors
A month has passed since the final rule went into effect for FSMA’s Sanitary Transportation implementation; the first of its kind for…
Ground Beef Recalled Due to Potential Plastic Contamination
A Class II (low health risk) recall was initiated voluntarily from JBS USA Inc following a customer complaint involving plastic found within…
The 42nd Annual Food Processing Top 100 Companies List for 2017:
An analysis of the Top 100 Companies can be found by following the link. Within this link on Food Processing’s website, you…
UTZ and Weis Brand Tortilla Chips RECALL Alert
Possible contamination of chips with an unlabeled allergen -milk- is the premise for this voluntary recall initiation. The chips with the date…
Disaster Response and Food Safety Agency Responsibilities
Unknown to many, the underlying responsibility of the FDA and USDA during disasters is ensuring the safety of food in the affected…
Scanning Your Food With A Phone to Determine Presence of Pathogens: Something out of a sci-fi movie or real life?
Scientists at McMaster University in Canada have demonstrated “a proof-of-concept packaging hack” that would alert consumers to the presence of significant pathogens…
Panera Bread in Trouble?
Potential E. coil Outbreak at Panera Bread in NJ: Four NJ Counties have been potentially linked to the E. coil outbreak. The…
A Conundrum
Multi-Agency Jurisdiction and Rules Under FSMA: Food companies covered under multiple jurisdictions may need to adhere to different and conflicting rules and…
State of the State: Recap
“It’s important for everyone to hear what manufacturers are going through in this state.” John Kennedy, CEO of NJMEP cut straight to…
FDA Issues its First Mandatory Recall – Salmonella Contaminated Kratom Supplements
Kratom is a supplement sold at many headshops & convenience stores around the US for the purpose of assisting in “opioid withdrawal…