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Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

Food Safety News

The two have introduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA), seeking to give the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authority to collect microbial samples from CAFOs during outbreaks or when there is a public health need. For example, during a 2018 romaine lettuce E.

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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Announces Leadership Changes

Food Safety Tech

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced changes to the agency’s leadership team. FSIS, Administrator, Office of Public Health Service portrait in Washington, DC on May 30, 2018. in Food Safety Microbiology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.

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Understanding the Costs of Unsafe Food

Food Safety Tech

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 10 people get sick because of contaminated food and 420,000 people die due to foodborne illnesses every year around the world (WHO, Food Safety, 2022). These costs encompass doctor visits, hospital stays, medications, and laboratory tests. In the U.S.,

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Technology in the Food Chain: Insights from the IFT 2023 Traceability Challenge Report

Food Safety Tech

I n a report released in May of 2023, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) offered an encouraging and attainable outlook for cooperative and effective functionality throughout the global food supply chain. Traceability Challenges in a Global Food Supply Chain Traceability is a common goal in all industries.

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Petition for some USDA-FDA dual work on eggs is denied

Food Safety News

The National Chicken Council had to wait for 5 and a half years to learn that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service had denied a request about using surplus broiler eggs. The NCC petitioned FSIS on May 8, 2018, requesting that the USDA agency coordinate with the U.S.

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Bühler’s Vision for Food Solutions and Sustainability

FMT Magazine

Dharan discusses Bhler’s commitment to sustainability, its role in advancing India’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, and how the companys cutting-edge technologies are helping food producers reduce waste, energy consumption, and emissions, while maintaining the highest standards of food safety.

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Cybersecurity in the Food Industry

Food Quality & Safety

Food Safety Risks Ransomware attacks tend to hit IT environments, which focus on data storage and communication. For food manufacturers, however, the risk extends to the operational technology side of the business that controls production. Even a single act of sabotage could have disastrous consequences.

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