USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Trader Joe’s Chicken Salad

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The product contains a salad dressing that could be contaminated with hard plastic.

Detection and Human Performance for Industrial Applications

Sponsored By P&P Optica

Little research is published on inspector performance in visual inspection tasks in the food industry. This article summarizes available research from other industries and makes recommendations for processors.

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** Update **

FDA Tells Consumers to Throw out Certain Powdered Infant Formulas due to Contamination

By Food Safety Tech Staff

In an agency update, the FDA stated that it has removed the Salmonella Newport illness that was previously noted in the investigation.

Technologies for In-line Monitoring of Micro-Holes
in Packaging

By Paolo Tondello, FT Systems

Checking for the presence of micro-holes in the packaging, is crucial to avoid thwarting all efforts to optimize the packaging’s preservation mixture. This article discusses how to perform a seal test, and the innovations brought about by IR spectroscopy technology that introduce important elements of in-line monitoring of the presence of micro-holes in packaging and the seal’s integrity.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

The Interrupted Supply Chain Of Crocus Sativus

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

Trade sanctions make Iranian Saffron an easy target for fraudsters.

Registration Open for 2022 Food Safety Consortium

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Addressing important industry issues and challenges, this year’s program features panel discussions and concurrent breakout sessions intended for mid-to-senior-level food safety professionals.

Biros' Blog

What Is the Current State of the Food Safety Industry
and Where Is It Going?

By Rick Biros, President and Publisher, Food Safety Tech

The goal now is not to get food safety back to 2019 levels but to build it better.

Spotlight on Women in Food Safety

The Breadcrumbs that Lead to Success

By Melody Ge, Starkist

Do not limit yourself in taking advantage of the experiences that can and will lead to your ultimate success. It was a great pleasure to sit down with Jennifer Crandall, CEO, founder and owner of the Safe Food En Route, LLC. She has more than 20 years’ experience in food safety, and tremendous experience as a business entrepreneur.

Featured Quote

Even as labs begin to see their numbers in employees rise, the demand for automation technology during 2022 will continue to climb given its proven ability to increase productivity in the lab and meet the demands of customers.

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The Ever-Evolving ‘Last Mile to the Consumer’ – What’s the Risk?

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Food Safety Tech Hazards Series: Salmonella

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