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USDA Builds on Actions to Protect Livestock and Public Health from H5N1 Avian Influenza. In partnership with state veterinarians, USDA will implement a tiered strategy to collect milk samples to better assess where H5N1 is present, with the goal to better inform biosecurity and containment measures, as well as to inform state-led efforts to reduce risk to …
Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for ...
Dec 10, 2013 · Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for Microbiological Hazards. Because pathogenic microorganisms often contaminate food environments, it is critical to monitor the hygienic environment in the food manufacturing facility for the production of high quality and safe food products.
Food in Space: Defying (Micro)Gravity to Feed our Astronauts
Mar 31, 2015 · With nearly 26,500 pounds of food needed for that mission, Kloeris said, NASA has discussed pre-positioning cargo on Mars prior to the manned flight. In that case, the food must have a shelf-life of at least five years—maintaining both food safety and quality (i.e., acceptability and nutrition) throughout.
AIB Releases 2017 Consolidated Standards for Inspection of …
Jul 1, 2016 · The 2017 version of AIB International’s Consolidated Standards for Inspection of Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs was released. The new version, which will be implemented January 1, 2017, are more focused, current, and easier for food companies to use.
Fumigation in Food Facilities - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Jun 18, 2021 · Fumigation can quickly eradicate arthropod and/or rodent infestations in commodities and structures. It can penetrate cracks, crevices and some packaging materials that may limit the effectiveness of insecticide sprays and dusts to control pests. Fumigation will leave no unsightly, odorous or hazardous residues if the site is aerated properly.
6 Ways to Implement Food Safety Culture Now
Jun 18, 2021 · Benchmark it. By harmonizing and benchmarking processes, producers can embed food safety culture throughout their organizations by ensuring trust and transparency for consumers and supply chain partners. “ [This way, you] set mutual expectations for everyone involved in the delivery of food both within the organization and for an organization ...
Chipotle’s Bounce Back - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Oct 12, 2020 · Chipotle Vice President of Food Safety Kerry Bridges joined in January 2019 to lead the company’s food safety/quality assurance team and food safety restaurant operations teams in Canada and Europe. It has been nearly five years since the highly publicized foodborne illness outbreaks at Chipotle Mexican Grill, but those years have enabled the ...
Designing Your Hygienic Zoning - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Feb 5, 2019 · HYGIENIC ZONING. Ideally, a facility should be designed to provide a flow pattern for food products, personnel, and equipment to prevent contact of the finished product with raw materials. Flow should be in one direction and follow a logical sequence from raw material handling to finished product storage. Within this flow should be the concept ...
Food Authenticity: - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Aug 6, 2018 · Authentic. The state of being genuine, having the apparent quality or character represented, and having the origin supported by unquestionable evidence. This is the end-state or goal. Authenticity. An act or process to prove the claims of being of undisputed origin and not a copy; authenticated. It is not an end-state.
Today’s HACCP in FDA- and USDA-regulated Facilities
May 22, 2018 · Today’s HACCP in FDA- and USDA-regulated Facilities. Although the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has become the pre-eminent law of FDA-regulated food facilities, it – like all regulation since the ’60s – is grounded in HACCP. As such, while the Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) of FSMA are now required of ...