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Experts give insight into food safety in Africa

October 28, 2020

African experts have highlighted the main food safety concerns, challenges, and potential solutions for the continent at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) virtual annual meeting. The roundtable discussion included specialists from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Gambia. The majority highlighted mycotoxins as one of the top issues. Lucia Anelich, director of Anelich Consulting, presented the situation in South Africa. “Our main food safety issues from a bacterial point of view are Salmonella,…

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Kruse defense team is ready to tell what really happened during 2015 listeria outbreak

By Dan Flynn

October 28, 2020

When he makes his first court appearance tomorrow in Austin, TX, former Blue Bell Creameries President Paul Kruse will not be alone. Chris Flood of Houston and John D. Cline of San Francisco, the defense team that got him off on the same charges in July, is again defending Kruse, the 66-year old resident of Brenham, TX. This time, Kruse faces charges from a federal Grand Jury indictment for conspiracy and six counts of wire…

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Hospital food review includes food safety focus

By News Desk

October 28, 2020

Tablet with the text Listeriosis the display

A review into hospital food in England following a fatal Listeria outbreak this past year includes plans to improve food safety. The work, ordered by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock in June 2019, was welcomed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). In 2019, nine people developed listeriosis and six died after eating sandwiches supplied to hospitals by the Good Food Chain. The meat was produced by North Country Cooked Meats and distributed by North…

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FAO and OIE rally against swine fever a.k.a. “the other virus”

By News Desk

October 28, 2020

The world needs to rally under a new initiative to bring the deadly pig disease known as African Swine fever (ASF) under control. That’s the word from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) the two world bodies calling on all nations to join the Global Control of ASF Initiative. ASF or swine fever is “the other virus” that experts are worried about. It’s…

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U.S. regulatory food safety update from Yiannas and Brashears

By News Desk

October 27, 2020

Day two of The International Association for Food Protection 2020, A Virtual Annual Meeting featured a “U.S. Regulatory Update on Food Safety,” from Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, and Mindy Brashears, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety of the USDA. Yiannas and Brashears provided insight into the latest information from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). USDA…

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Faster line speeds may not be the food safety issue some thought

By Dan Flynn

October 27, 2020

During the modernization era for meat and poultry, how fast carcasses are moved across the slaughter floor is an issue that’s created controversies involving both food safety and worker safety. Line speed, as it is called, is a current issue before multiple federal Courts and Congress. Dr. Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary of USDA for Food Safety, inherited the task of resolving modernization issues from the previous and current administrations. New inspection rules were first adopted…

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Researchers call for change in approach to Listeria in low risk foods

By News Desk

October 27, 2020

Researchers have provided alternatives to the zero-tolerance approach used in the United States to manage Listeria in low-risk foods. The U.S. has this method for all ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, regardless of risk profile, so all positive tests prompt a recall. “A blanket zero-tolerance policy for all RTE foods provides a very strong disincentive for zone 1 (product contact surface) testing, as well as a significant disincentive for finished product testing. More specifically, the challenge with…

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IAFP attendees urged to ‘think big’ to tackle challenges

By Joe Whitworth

October 26, 2020

Caroline Smith DeWaal today told IAFP delegates to think big when tackling challenges of the 21st century as she opened the virtual event. The deputy director of EatSafe (Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food) at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), gave the Ivan Parkin Lecture called “Audacious Innovation: Critical Tools for the 21st Century” at the International Association for Food Protection’s (IAFP) annual conference and meeting. “If there was ever a time for lifesaving…

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David Tharp tells how IAFP’s 2020 Annual Meeting virtually came about

By Dan Flynn

October 26, 2020

For the first time in 75 years, the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) isn’t filling the hotel and conference rooms of a lucky city with close to 5,000 of its members attending its annual meetings. Because the coronavirus pandemic continues, IAFP’s 2020 Annual Meeting is underway virtually, beginning today and running through Wednesday. Only twice since it began in 1911 has IAFP skipped its annual meetings, both times during the dark days of…

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Part three: Preparing for your remote audit

By Laura Mushrush

October 26, 2020

In part three of this four-part series with SafetyChain Software, Food Safety News outlines critical steps companies should take to prepare for a remote audit. As new technologies and work methods make their way into the food industry, companies have the option to step away from traditional in-person auditing processes and switch to a remote audit. According to Shamonique Schrick, FSQA Solutions Architect for SafetyChain Software, companies need to treat remote audits just as seriously…

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Experts give insight into food safety in Africa

Kruse defense team is ready to tell what really happened during 2015 listeria outbreak

Hospital food review includes food safety focus

FAO and OIE rally against swine fever a.k.a. “the other virus”

U.S. regulatory food safety update from Yiannas and Brashears

Faster line speeds may not be the food safety issue some thought

Researchers call for change in approach to Listeria in low risk foods

IAFP attendees urged to ‘think big’ to tackle challenges

David Tharp tells how IAFP’s 2020 Annual Meeting virtually came about

Part three: Preparing for your remote audit

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