President Trump to Nominate Stephen Hahn as Next FDA Commissioner By Food Safety Tech Staff Hahn is currently the chief medical executive at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Stephen Hahn, MD |
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If You Think Plague Is a Thing of the Past, Think Again
By Alec Senese, Bayer Crop Science - Digital Pest Management
When and where will the next pathogen outbreak from rodent activity hit?
Q3 Hazard Beat:
Meat and Meat Products Trends
By Food Safety Tech Staff
Pathogens and foreign contamination are issues.
By Karen Everstine, Ph.D., Decernis and Steven M. Gendel, Ph.D., USP What are they and how do they counter food fraud?
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Automation Bandwagon:
Know the Challenges Before
Jumping On
By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief
The benefits of automation may be worth it for food companies in the long run, but it’s important to understand several considerations before implementing the technology.
FDA’s Pesticide Analysis Finds Most Foods Tested Below EPA Tolerance Levels
By Food Safety Tech Staff
The agency’s annual report tests for pesticides and industrial chemicals in domestic and imported foods.
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Beyond the Results:
What Can Testing Teach Us?
By Sasan Amini, Clear Labs
The value of next-generation food safety technology goes beyond squashing outbreaks within facilities.
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