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Dawn Winsauer promoted to VP slot at PSSI

Dawn Winsauer has been promoted to vice president of operations at PSSI, a food safety and contract sanitation provider.
May 24, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Food safety, #People

Fill Your Picnic Basket with Food Safety

Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer. USDA wants to remind you to prevent foodborne illness before you light up that grill and pack up the cooler.
May 24, 2019 by USDA #Beef (General), #Hogs (General), #Poultry (General), #Safety, #Food safety

Del Monte vegetable trays linked to salmonella outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting a Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. facility after four cases of salmonellosis were linked to vegetable trays produced there.
May 22, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Retail, #Fresh-cut, #Broccoli, #Carrots, #Food safety

Sanitizer approved for organic use in Washington

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has approved Best Sanitizers Inc.’s Alpet D2 Quat-Free Surface Sanitizer for use by organic food processors.
May 20, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Food safety, #E. coli, #Organics

It's time to fuel food safety change

Human nature is to resist change. But sometimes change is necessary to ensure the future.
May 17, 2019 by Doug Grant #Opinion, #Food safety, #Produce Research, #Produce Tech, #E. coli, #Outbreak, #Listeria, #Salmonella

PSSI promotes Monty Christenberry to senior leadership

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), Kieler, Wis., has appointed Monty Christenberry as senior vice president of the central region.
May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Produce Tech, #Food safety

Produce safety symposium features look at romaine outbreak

The Center for Produce Safety’s 2019 Research Symposium is focusing on the biggest food safety issue the industry has faced in the past year with a two-part session, “Perspectives on the 2018 Romaine Outbreaks.”
May 06, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Produce Research, #Romaine, #Food safety, #E. coli

Going the extra mile with food safety

SAN ANTONIO — Martin Wiedmann, a food safety professor at Cornell University, delivered a stern message to the industry in a recent tradeshow address: Your food safety efforts may very well be insufficient.
May 03, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Opinion, #Food safety, #Romaine, #Outbreak

Walmart names new food safety leader

Walmart has hired food safety veteran Sara Mortimore as its new vice president of global food safety compliance.

May 02, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Food safety

FDA calls for 'New Era of Food Safety'

The FDA is ushering in what it calls a New Era of Smarter Food Safety, with a focus on technology to trace the origin of fresh produce.
May 01, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #FDA, #Food safety, #Recall