Blue Bell initiates recall over Listeria risk
Sep 21, 2016
Blue Bell is initiating a voluntary recall of select products due to the potential for it to contain Listeria...
Supermarkets face falling food safety perceptions
Supermarkets face falling food safety perceptions
Sep 16, 2016
With ever improving food safety practices and greater ability to pinpoint issues that do occur, the supermarket industry might say the food their stores sell is safer than ever. However, consumer perception of food safety at the supermarket ha...
660K pounds of meat stored in 'insanitary conditions' recalled
Sep 12, 2016
Over 660,000 pounds of meat and poultry products found to have been stored in insanitary conditions have been recalled by Beebe, Ark.-based MIH Marketing and Sales, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. FSIS Office of Investi...
Industry optimistic about new FSMA deadlines, draft guidance
Industry optimistic about new FSMA deadlines, draft guidance
Aug 24, 2016
On Tuesday, FDA issued a draft guidance for the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule and extended deadlines for compliance of specific provisions of Food Safety Modernization Act rules...
IDDBA 2016: Don't let FDA make an example of your company
IDDBA 2016: Don't let FDA make an example of your company
Jun 05, 2016
With a mandate to stop foodborne illness outbreaks as a result of the Food Safety Modernization Act — and limited funds with which to do so — FDA will likely go after offenders publicly and make more use of criminal investigations, according to S...
FBI has leads on a man suspected of contaminating a Whole Foods buffet
May 03, 2016
Pilgrim's Pride recalls 5.2M pounds of chicken products
Apr 27, 2016
UPDATE (May 9, 2016) — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has updated its recall to include an additional 608,764 pounds of fully cooked chicken products, for a total of 5,176,844 pounds of product recalled since April 7. The additional products may contain e...
Build trust, grow sales with allergen best practices
Build trust, grow sales with allergen best practices
Mar 02, 2016
“Keep the food simple, to keep the customer safe.” That’s an important mantra for allergen-friendly businesses and one that 30-year foodservice expert, Joel J. Schaefer, lives by. Schaefer CCC, CHT, is an author, chef, and educator specializin...
USDA finalizes pathogen standards for poultry
Feb 04, 2016
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday it had finalized standards to reduce salmonella and campylobacter in chicken and turkey, and updated testing procedures. Under the new rules, no more than 15.4% of chicken parts ...
How to expand fresh departments while avoiding pitfalls
How to expand fresh departments while avoiding pitfalls
Jan 15, 2016
The growth of fresh and perishable products has been steady and strong and some rapidly growing chains have used them as the foundation of their store offerings. The recent Supermarket News gallery of the top alternative formats in food retailing...
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