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FDA Issues Supplement to the 2022 Food Code - What Has Changed?

Penn State Food Safety Blog

The FDA issued a supplement to the 2022 Food Code. It embodies a preventive rather than reactive approach to FOOD safety through a continuous system of monitoring and verification. When a Food Safety Management System is Required. Contents of the Plans and Specifications.

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FSAI airs frustration at food safety law breaches

Food Safety News

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has voiced frustration at what it called “repeated, similar and fundamental” breaches of food law. 92 enforcement orders were served on businesses for violating food safety legislation in 2023, up from the 77 reported in 2022.

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Building a Culture of Consistent Foodservice Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Professionals in the restaurant industry are acutely aware of the importance of food safety, but its day-to-day implementation continues to be a challenge. Research shows that out of two million restaurant inspections between September 2022 and 2023, handwashing was the most common FDA food code violation (six percent), and 5.6

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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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Singapore to lift melamine import conditions for Chinese milk

Food Safety News

The licensed meat exporter imported 27,000 kilograms of frozen chicken products from Brazil in August 2022. 5,800) for food safety deficiencies. In May 2022, the Ministry of Health and Singapore Food Agency received reports of illness involving 21 people after consuming food made by the establishment.

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The ‘Glove Guy’ calls upon his industry to ban the sale of vinyl gloves

Food Safety News

He is known as “The Glove Guy” for his food safety leadership. In a recent open letter to the glove industry, “The Glove Guy” called on his colleagues to stop selling vinyl gloves because of long-term contamination issues of phthalates to food and glove wearers. Consumers are then contaminated when food is ingested.

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Shigella infections sweeping through Yakima County in Washington state

Food Safety News

That’s compared to 10 cases at this time in 2022. People can become infected by swallowing the bacteria through touching contaminated surfaces then touching the mouth, or by eating food prepared by someone with an infection. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)