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What is it with Cantaloupe and Bacteria?

Bill Marler

Those same retailers distance themselves from such behavior, clucking constantly about food safety from “farm to fork” and creating a “culture of food safety.” They hire auditors as middlemen in the food-safety chain to give them cover to ignore food safety risks. Food and Drug Administration.

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2024, food safety is in the hands of the government, industry, and the consumer

Food Safety News

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf created the new deputy commissioner post after internal and external reviews showed the food side of the FDA had no transparent chain of command and other deficiencies. Also expected in 2024 The 24th year of the 21st Century also holds food safety dangers that have plagued U.S.

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New Zealand data shows an increase in foodborne infections

Food Safety News

New Zealand has reported a rise in most major foodborne infections in 2022, according to recently published data. It was published by New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) unit. coli (STEC), and Listeria infections increased in 2022 from 2021 levels. The incident continued into 2023.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

The James Beard Foundation announces changes to its Awards centered around the organization’s mission to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture. These changes go into effect in October for the launch of the 2022 call for entry period. Son, Adam Fleischman’s Flavor Bombs).

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California Nut Butter Producer Issued Warning Letter for Ineffective Food Safety Plan

Penn State Food Safety Blog

The internet has opened the door to many food operations to sell products. Recently, FDA inspected a Berkley California operation, Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. The company had a Food Safety Plan, but was basically there for show in that it did not really address the hazards associated with the process.

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FDA asks for $702 billion for the coming year

Food Safety News

“This funding will allow the agency to enhance food safety and nutrition, advance medical product safety, help support supply chain resiliency, strengthen the agency’s public health and mission-support capacity, and modernize the FDA’s infrastructure and facilities.”

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Mobilizing to drive the assurance of safe food

Food Safety News

— OPINION — On July 29 the International Food Industry Think Tank discussed “Energizing Food Safety and Quality Assurance Transformation Process.” That discussion inspired the launching of the Safety, Security, and Quality Assurance (2S-QA) Movement on Aug. 2022, December).