Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 7 No 11

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Volume 7 Issue No. 11

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Featured Articles

FDA FDA Releases 2017 Retail Food Program Standards

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The FDA encourages any government agency to enroll in the standards if they are involved in the regulation or oversight of retail establishments selling, serving or vending food.

Steven Burton, Icicle Technologies, Inc. Automation Is Happening
—Don’t Miss The Boat

By Steven Burton,
Icicle Technologies, Inc.

Keeping up with global demand necessitates the adoption of new technology.

Featured Quote

Automation is taking many industries by storm, and it’s about time food and beverage companies climbed aboard.

– Megan Ray Nichols, Food Safety Tech contributor

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board ANSI Recognized by FDA as Accredited Body

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The American National Standards Institute is the second accreditation body to be recognized by the agency under the FSMA program.

In the Food Lab

Martin Easter, Ph.D., Hygiena The New Normal:
Pinpointing Unusual Sources of
Food Contamination

By Martin Easter, Ph.D., Hygiena

Rapid methods of identifying pathogens are key in determining the cause of an outbreak and treatment of foodborne illness victims.

In the Food Lab

Tim Birmingham, Almond Board of California 10 Years,
0 Salmonella Outbreaks

By Tim Birmingham,
Almond Board of California

Looking back at California Almonds’ mandatory pasteurization program and what’s next in food quality and safety.

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GMA Science Forum:
Connecting Sound Science with Sound Policy

March 26-29, 2018 | Washington, DC

The GMA Science Forum has consistently educated scientists and decision makers within the food, beverage and consumer products industry for nearly a decade. During this unique event, we'll examine the most newsworthy regulatory and legislative issues affecting manufacturers across the globe. In 2018, the GMA Science Forum will provide attendees with multiple views and actions to be taken in order to ensure policies, laws and regulations are based on sound, up-to-date science, and achieve compliance with the ever changing regulatory environment.

This event brings together a roster of acclaimed individuals to keep the science community abreast and ahead of emerging science, innovation, safety and legal requirements in a wide array of areas. We'll explore themes including food safety, government regulations, global issues, chemical ingredients, nutrition and labeling, biotechnology and more.