Tag: food safety

After noticing gaps in the education of aspiring food safety professionals, Dr. Jennifer McEntire answered the call to develop the next generation of produce safety leaders with the creation of United Fresh’s Produce Safety Immersion Program in 2019.

As of October 15, 2020, CDC reported a total of 101 cases across 17 states.

On October 15, CPMA food safety specialist Jeff Hall alerted members that CPMA created a task force to address the CFIA rules.

SmartWash Solutions, a company founded on advancing process control systems to improve food safety and mitigate wash line cross-contamination, is highlighting food safety month by initiating the SmartWash Circle of Excellence to recognize top-performing US-based processing plants.

In response to CFIA requirements, a group of industry associations released a Question-and-Answer document, which was updated October 7.

Meijer, in conjunction with Eagle Produce, LLC in Aguila, AZ, is announcing a voluntary recall of whole cantaloupe and select cut cantaloupe fruit trays and bowls.

The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) ­has funded 14 new research projects, valued at just over $3.3 million, to help answer industry's most urgent produce food safety questions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico – the Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) and the National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA) – enhanced a partnership to work together on food safety in both countries.

Country Fresh is extending their voluntary recall issued on October 2, 2020 to include various containers of “Freshness Guaranteed “cut and/or sliced apples, grapes, mangos, pineapples and cantaloupe distributed by Walmart.

Country Fresh is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of watermelon chunks from select stores as a precautionary measure due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes detected on equipment used in packing this product. FDA made these findings during a recent inspection.