CDC: E. coli, salmonella illnesses dropped in 2014
CDC: E. coli, salmonella illnesses dropped in 2014
May 14, 2015
CDC data found infections from one type of E. coli and one of the more common types of salmonella decreased, while rates of some other foodborne illnesses rose. Illnesses from Shiga-toxin producing E. coli 0157 fell 19% compared to 2011-2013 a...
Food safety tops list of retailers' fears in fresh foods
Food safety tops list of retailers' fears in fresh foods
May 12, 2015
Supermarket News conducted its first ever Fresh Foods survey this year to gauge readers’ opinions on the perishables categories. One of the questions asked retailers to choose their top two greatest fears in the perimeter. At the top of the li...
A Game of Chicken: USDA repeatedly blinked when facing salmonella outbreaks involving Foster Farms
May 04, 2015
Industry urges Congress to fund FSMA
Industry urges Congress to fund FSMA
Apr 30, 2015
Retailers, manufacturers and industry associations have written a joint letter to congressional leaders asking them to increase the FDA’s budget in order to fund Food Safety Modernization Act regulations. Costco Wholesale Corp., Wal-Mart Store...
Hy-Vee recalls private label pasta salad
Apr 28, 2015
Hy-Vee has issued a recall for Hy-Vee Summer Fresh Pasta Salad that is sold in its stores’ kitchen department cold cases and salad bars. The pasta was recalled after Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa, was notified the frozen vegetables used to mak...
Jeni’s recalls its ice cream after Blue Bell Listeria scare
Apr 23, 2015
Blue Bell expands recall to all products
Blue Bell expands recall to all products
Apr 21, 2015
Blue Bell's website announcing the expanded recallBlue Bell Ice Cream, based in Brenham, Texas, announced last night that it is voluntarily recalling all of its products due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall exten...
Wal-Mart, H-E-B pull all Blue Bell Ice Cream products
Apr 07, 2015
United Fresh to honor Wegmans' Pool
Apr 06, 2015
The United Fresh Produce Association will bestow its 2015 Technical Award on Bill Pool, manager for produce safety at Wegmans Food Markets, at its annual convention in Chicago this June. The Technical Award goes to an individual who has made s...
USDA launches food storage app for consumers
USDA launches food storage app for consumers
Apr 02, 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new mobile app to educate consumers on ways to keep food fresh longer, thereby reducing food waste. Developed by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Cornell University and the Food M...
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