Food Safety Magazine

🍉 It's here! Dig into the June/July '24 issue of #FoodSafetyMagazine now: https://brnw.ch/21wKT5y (free subscription required) Featured stories discuss: 🤔 Improving foodborne illness outbreak investigations 🐤 Deep serotyping for broiler production 🍱 Ensuring safety of fresh prepared foods 🚚 Why better food traceability can't wait! #foodsafety #foodindustry

Ensuring personnel are qualified for the position they hold is not only essential to manufacturing quality, compliant finished goods; it is part of the law by which those items are regulated. Food industry regulations point to three main categories to ensure qualification: education, experience, and training. 💡 Learn more in the latest FSM eDigest exclusive feature: https://brnw.ch/21wLzNL (free subscription required) #foodsafety #foodindustry

🚨 BREAKING: USDA-FSIS published its regulatory framework for Salmonella in raw poultry products, setting: -An enforceable final product standard for the pathogen at certain levels, at which point it is determined an “adulterant," focusing on five serotypes of public health significance -A new sampling and verification program -Process control, pathogen monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements. 👉 DETAILS: https://brnw.ch/21wLyNM (free subscription required) #foodsafety #foodindustry #USDA #poultry #salmonella

We all know how challenging it can be to manage bird pests in facilities. You don't want to forget about the 60 pathogens birds carry and the hazards they pose. Nonlethal bird management solutions are available from IFC - Industrial Fumigant Company 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wLynW #ad #pestbirds #facilityinspection

FDA has published the results of a sampling and testing assignment to determine the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Salmonella, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in cilantro, parsley, and basil. 👉 SUMMARY: https://brnw.ch/21wLyfT (free subscription required) #foodsafety #foodindustry #produce

FDA will hold an informational webinar on August 6, 2024 on basic Produce Safety Rule requirements for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding the most common types of mushrooms, as well as specialty mushrooms: https://brnw.ch/21wLxqS #foodsafety #produce #mushrooms #FDA

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a highly pervasive type of #PFAS in European tap and bottled water and its ubiquitous presence necessitates EU-wide safe drinking water limits, according to a report from Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe. 👉 FULL STORY: https://brnw.ch/21wLwPU #foodsafety #foodindustry #watercontamination #drinkingwater

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The Center for Food Safety and other stakeholder groups have petitioned #EPA calling for a ban on the use of #PFAS as pesticide ingredients, or as components in pesticide containers. 👉 SUMMARY: https://brnw.ch/21wLvZV (free subscription required) #foodsafety #foodindustry #pesticides #agriculture

The The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) conducted an evaluation of the infant formula market and has made recommendations to Congress and national agencies about the vulnerabilities in the infant formula supply that need to be addressed to prevent future shortages like the 2022 crisis. 👉 Report summary: https://brnw.ch/21wLvIS (free subscription required) #foodsafety #foodindustry #infantformula #FDA