Blogs
Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference
Lori Ernst, Senior VP of Audit Services attended the 69th annual Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference in Girdwood, Alaska from February 5-7,...
Pests eating away at your reputation?
In the past year, there have been several instances of pest and rodent problems identified by regulatory agencies or otherwise made publically...
Air Quality in Production Facilities
The development and evolution of Food Safety Plans for each individual food production facility has included the implementation and the upgrading of...
Blockchain Technology: Transparency, Traceability And Food Safety
“Transparency” became the buzzword beginning in 2015; food companies implemented transparency initiatives in response to “lack of consumer trust”. A...
Control of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods through environmental monitoring:
The genus Listeria is ubiquitous in the natural environment (i.e., soil, vegetation and surface water) and most Listeria species are not pathogenic...
Radiological Hazards in Food
The FDA “Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food” regulation, referred to as Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF),...
American Sheep Industry Releases Revised Sheep Care Guide
In September 2017, the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) announced the release of the updated Sheep Care Guide...
Whole Genome Sequencing Updates from the USDA Public Meeting in Washington, D.C.
On October 26 and 27, the USDA hosted a public meeting in Washington, D.C. that brought together domestic and international stakeholders from...
Who Is Taking On Food Fraud?
Thus far, at least seven entities are engaged in fighting food fraud in the USA. Their efforts are as follows: Food Protection and Defense Institute...
Next-Generation Sequencing in the Food Industry: Friend or Foe?
The FSNS Innovation and Quality (FSNS IQ) Food Safety Center of Excellence provides consultation, client project services, R&D, and education in...
Listeria monocytogenes: A Familiar Foodborne Pathogen
Listeria is commonplace in environments throughout the food chain and has been isolated from fecal, soil, water, vegetation and various other...
E. coli O157:H7 has literally gone nuts! The “hamburger disease” makes an appearance in soy nut butter.
Let’s start out by doing a flashback to this point in time 35 years ago. E.T. just wanted to “phone home,” and Michael Jackson was a zombie that was...