How to Enhance Your Food Safety Culture, Now More Important than Ever “Surviving a crisis requires a strong food safety culture, and participation by all employees is critical.” Food Safety Tech discusses the importance of Food Safety Culture amidst this pandemic. The question remains, “What Can You Do Now to

USDA Puts Inspectors on Egg “Patrol” and Gives Egg Producers More Flexibility According to Food Safety News, Egg inspections are getting an update for the first time in 50 years. “Egg producers, under the new rule, will be able to use food safety procedures designed to accommodate their specific plant

September is National Food Safety Education Month National Food Safety Month is recognized to educate the public on the severity of foodborne illnesses. “Foodborne illness is a preventable public health challenge that results in millions of illnesses each year in the U.S. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit Andy Ziolkowski was recently announced as a speaker for the upcoming virtual World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit on September 15th & 16th. Mr. Ziolkowski, Managing Director, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures and Corvium board member, will be speaking on the Investor Panel: Could COVID-19’s Constraints Have a Silver Lining

Advancing Food Safety Across the Frozen Food Industry According to Food Safety Magazine, “American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) embarked upon a strategic plan that prioritized the advancement of food safety across the frozen food and beverage industry around the prevention and control of Listeria monocytogenes.” AFFI’s strategy was to “develop

How Advanced LIMS Brings Control, Consistency and Compliance to Food Safety Food Safety Tech discusses the advantages LIMS can provide. “With even the slightest oversight, food manufacturers risk product recalls, lost revenue and loss of consumers trust. Here’s how LIMS plays a role in upholding data integrity.” Highlights from the

Red Onions Culprit in Salmonella Cases That Have Sickened Nearly 400 in US, Another 114 in Canada The most recent salmonella outbreak has now been tied to red onions. “The Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other state and local officials are tracking the

Security and Protecting Food Workers During COVID-19 “Technology for health and safety access governance and intelligence, along with guidelines from the CDC and OSHA, can help support food companies in the automation of certain compliance activities and a safe return-to-work strategy.” Read More How to Sanitize to Prevent COVID-19—and Decontaminate

More than 100 Sick in Salmonella Outbreak of Unknown Origin Food Safety News reports that “federal officials have announced a Salmonella outbreak that has been making people sick since June 19.” There have been 125 reported illnesses across 15 different states, but the cause is still unknown.  Read more COVID-19

FDA Unveils Blueprint for New Era of Smarter Food Safety According to Food Safety Tech, the FDA believes this “blueprint is a commitment to American consumers that the agency will work as fast and effectively as possible to provide the ‘safest food system in the world.” The plan is divided