FoodHandler

MARCH 14, 2025

In the face of increasing food prices and an ever-increasing demand for foodservice operations to reduce the amount of food wasted, foodservice operators are increasingly looking to implement and develop programs to help stem the amount of food wasted in their businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. Some insights include: Who to ask for food, supplies, and labor donations. Food safety and prep in the era of COVID-19. Distribution methods for getting food to the people who need it most.

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Agroknow

JUNE 17, 2021

To address this, the FOODAKAI’s digital crystal ball recently published its latest food safety report, with predictions on emerging safety and fraud issues that we should expect during the second half of the year. Key highlights include: Less food recalls and import refusals during the next few months.

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Safe Food

AUGUST 2, 2018

I felt the need to write about the hazards associated with foods to help ordinary folk and food manufacturers to understand food safety, with the aim of reducing the incidence of food-mediated illness. I hoped the blog would become a resource for teachers in schools. The blog has only 10 followers ?

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Agroknow

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

There are different ways that food safety teams can stay informed about incidents and emerging risks that could be critical to their supply chain. For example, regularly checking official, trusted websites like the European RASFF portal and the US FDA recalls and safety alerts.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

World Food Safety Day is here, and right now, you are thinking about how you will celebrate this awesome day. Of course here at Penn Safety Food Safety, every day is food safety day. We don't need some stinkin' calendar guy to come up with a special holiday for food safety. Liam Neeson.

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Agroknow

JUNE 17, 2022

Food recalls are the most critical situation that could befall you as a food safety professional. Among the many consequences of recalls, I could highlight putting people’s health in jeopardy , lowering consumer trust in the food industry, and making the food supply chain look unreliable and untrustworthy.

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Food Safe System

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

″ animation_offset=””] The Food Standards Agency UK has launched a range of free online food safety training courses. ″ animation_offset=””] The Food Standards Agency UK has launched a range of free online food safety training courses.

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Agroknow

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

After a first year filled with fruitful collaboration and efforts from the project’s consortium to set the stage for the Pilots, STELAR is ready to kick off Piloting activities revolving around topics of risk prevention in food supply lines , early crop growth predictions , and timely precision farming interventions.

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FoodHandler

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As we were reminded earlier this month, emergencies can strike unexpectedly, whether due to natural disasters, health crises, or supply chain disruptions. Hurricane Helene, which impacted many parts of the Southeast was expected, but still had devastating effects on areas which were not necessarily expecting to be so hard hit.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 17, 2025

The outbreak and its investigation demonstrate the ongoing need for regulatory controls of produce suppliers, documentation and review of business licenses, and increasing public awareness of food safety and outbreaks. Finally, testing cilantro from the grower or distributor to confirm the presence of C.

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FoodHandler

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It has been a while since we have addressed or discussed allergens in the blogs. With food allergies affecting millions of people worldwide, restaurants and foodservice operators must be vigilant in providing safe dining experiences. In today’s foodservice landscape, understanding and managing allergens is more critical than ever.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They identified four: Food systems approaches: Farm to Fork strategy - the interconnectedness of the food supply with a focus on sustainability and reduction of food waste. Food as Medicine: The Food as Medicine movement - As research continues, there will be more discussion on the impact of food on health.

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Probe It Food Safety

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mould thrives on particles trapped in filters, so keeping them clean cuts off their food supply. Remove the filter, rinse it with warm water, and let it air dry completely before putting it back in place. You don’t want those yeast particles moving in.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 19, 2023

As is common industry practice, "Buyers and others in the food supply-chain often use third-party audits to assess the quality and safety of a product. " Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule Add-on Module Version 1.3 Version 5.4-1-GFS 1-GFS plus the GLOBALG.A.P.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

They address the current four chemicals in the crosshairs of health activists and state that these actions "stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of the science of toxicology, the linchpin of food additive safety, and the meticulous regulatory oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)." By James R.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

FDA reports 90 confirmed cases while CDC reports a total of 468 cases (Confirmed Cases: 111, Probable Cases: 320, Suspect Cases: 37) The FDA reports follows a NY Times report that discusses this case as demonstrating a weak link in our food supply chain.the supply chain of foreign processors.

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FoodHandler

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Thawing food and cooling food are two challenges we face daily in foodservice operations. Regardless of the type of facility you operate, you are bound to be thawing food at some point in the day. When I started my first job in the foodservice industry at the ripe age of 14 many years ago, [.]

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FoodHandler

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Earlier in the month, I talked a bit about safely thawing food and, in my discussion, I mentioned that thawing and cooling were both problematic practices in the industry that can lead to a foodborne illness outbreak if not done properly. So, I thought I might talk briefly about cooling food. I know we [.]

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

link] FDA Publishes Results of FY 2021 Pesticide Residue Sampling Program for Foods By Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team October 24, 2023 The U.S. If the FDA finds that the amount of pesticide residue on a food is over the tolerance, or when a pesticide is found and there is no tolerance established, the FDA can take action.

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FMT Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Advances in food engineering have lеd to thе dеvеlopmеnt of innovativе packaging matеrials and techniques, such as vacuum packaging and modifiеd atmosphеrе packaging. Thеsе not only extends thе shеlf lіfе of products but also contributes to reducing food wastе.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 26, 2024

There have been increasing news on microplastics and nanoplastics in our food supply. Environment a more important source than migration from food packaging - "Microplastics and nanoplastics may be present in food, primarily from environmental contamination where foods are grown or raised.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

We can think about this as it relates to food in that wild birds are a source of Salmonella within the food supply chain. And to the editors point, it has a lot going for it.Salmonella, wild birds, evolution, and One Health.

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FoodHandler

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In late-September and peaking in very early-October, reports of increased Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 cases started to surface in the Western part of the United States. The investigation quickly traced the source of the infections to the onions served on top quarter pound hamburgers at McDonald’s restaurants.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Many types of foods are fried in oil and these frying operations can occur in all sectors of the food supply chain - large food facilities. restaurant and food service establishments, non-profit fund raising operations, and consumer's home fryers.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

It not only causes concern for cervids but also for other animals, production animals, for example, that could get into our food supply. "Prion disease is not the same across all animals," he said. "It Could they develop the disease and that might alter the species barrier to humans?"

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Problem of Food Waste According to the USDA, 30-40% of the United States’ food supply is wasted every year, and the average household spends a whopping $1,866 a year on food that ends up being thrown away. If you’re not sure whether a food item is safe to eat, rely on your senses.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

"Spices such as turmeric, cinnamon and paprika have been known to be mixed with lead chromate or lead oxide, compounds that mirror the spices' colors, said Karen Everstine, technical director for FoodchainID, a company that tracks food supply chains." “The The intent is not to make people sick. What they want to do is make money.”

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 19, 2025

Food and Drug Administration has determined that it is necessary for manufacturers of cat and dog foods who are covered by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF) rule and using uncooked or unpasteurized materials derived from poultry or cattle (e.g.,

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 20, 2025

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) initial findings and recommendations for improvements in the wake of a large outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) illnesses that occurred between May and November 2024 and was linked to liverwurst produced at a Boars Head facility in Jarratt, VA (M12612).

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

This week, I was asked by a reporter why food safety issues are getting worse.whether that be recalls or outbreaks. In general, we are bombarded with notices on food safety, and without careful investigation by the reader, one may think that food safety issues are out of control.

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Probe It Food Safety

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Flour weevils, commonly known as flour bugs, are unwelcome guests that can infiltrate your pantry and contaminate your food supplies. To ensure that your food safety knowledge is up to standard, consider completing the Foodsafe Level 1 course online. These tiny insects can quickly spread and infest a variety of dry goods.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

an award-winning research microbiologist who spent his career helping to protect the safety of the nation’s food supply, died on Thursday, January 25, 2024. He is regarded by colleagues as one of the greatest food safety microbiologists of his generation. [link] Dr. Nelson Anthony Cox, Jr. He was 81 years old.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This is the goal across the agency and includes our laboratories, food safety and nutrition, medical products, tobacco products and cosmetics. We are committed to building a stronger, more integrated and modernized agency. The work has really only begun.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

The researchers highlighted the potential role of python farming in controlling rodent pests and upcycling waste products from other meat industries and agri-food supply chains, if the snakes are fed a diet rich in rodents and waste protein.

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FoodHandler

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Last month in our blog, we highlighted the recent E. In our blog, we highlighted some key considerations when serving fresh produce that often lacks the kill step that we have with most proteins. However, since that blog was published, weve had two more high profile [.]

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

The recommendations in this guidance can help manufacturers/processors of LMRTE foods comply with the requirements for current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs), hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls to ensure a safe and sanitary food supply for these foods.

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