food safety

Million-Dollar CPS Donors: Produce Safety is a “Top-Level Threat”

March 17, 2021 Center for Produce Safety

Two of the fresh produce industry’s leading organizations are each donating $1 million to Center for Produce Safety (CPS), to continue that group’s work to fund science, find solutions and fuel change in fresh produce food safety. …

10 Key Questions to Ask Your Food Safety and Sanitation Team

February 12, 2021 AIB International

Do you prioritize food safety and sanitation to consistently meet your customers’ quality expectations? Or do customer demands for increased production – coupled with staffing shortages, new regulations and micro concerns – have you too overwhelmed to keep up? …

FDA Moves into Second Phase of AI Imported Seafood Pilot Program

February 10, 2021 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched the second phase of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imported Seafood Pilot program. The pilot is scheduled to run from February 1, 2021 through July 31, 2021, and the agency does not expect any significant service interruptions to industry and seafood import processers. …

FDA Announces New Sampling Plan for Romaine Grown in the Yuma, Arizona Growing Region

February 8, 2021 FDA

FDA plans to to begin collecting samples of romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in February and intends to continue sampling through the end of the romaine harvest season in Yuma. …

FSNS Moves Into New State-of-the-Art Laboratory in Green Bay, WI

January 27, 2021 Food Safety Net Services

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has been providing industry-leading food safety testing services in Green Bay, Wisconsin since 2005. FSNS has announced their move within the city to a new, state-of-the-art laboratory. This transition will allow FSNS to continue to grow as one of the food safety leaders in the region, and expand operations throughout the Midwest. …