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People & Industry News

People and Industry News: October 2019

October 18, 2019

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Food Safety

USDA issues public health alert for Canadian company’s beef products

Meat packer’s imports may be contaminated with E. coli

Rose Shilling

October 17, 2019

The USDA announced a public health alert about raw beef, gyro meat and kebabs imported from a company in the middle of a widening food safety investigation in Canada.

Manufacturing News

EPA's stance on glyphosate may affect legal, regulatory outcomes

Wayne Labs

October 16, 2019

The glyphosate (aka Roundup) carcinogen controversy isn’t over yet, but the EPA’s stance on direct exposure may affect regulatory and legal outcomes on residual exposure in foods.

Regulatory Watch

Guidance released for converting vitamin units

Sharon Spielman

October 16, 2019

FDA has released a guidance document that provides step-by-step instructions to manufacturers of retail food products marketed in the U.S. on how they may convert the previous units of measure for certain nutrients on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label to the new units in the updated Nutrition Facts label.

Food Safety

Taco Bell recalls over 2 million pounds of seasoned beef for possible metal shavings

Kenosha Beef International supplied the beef to restaurants across much of the country

Rose Shilling

October 15, 2019

Taco Bell and a supplier recalled seasoned beef for tacos and burritos after customers said they found a metal shaving in their food.

Food Packaging

Dog food maker puts your pup's photo on treat pouches

Rose Shilling

October 14, 2019

We all know personalization and custom batches are trends for people food, but they’re for pets too.

Food Packaging

Color-changing ink to check HPP packaging

Rose Shilling

October 14, 2019

A specialty ink company is offering a new version of its color-changing technology to detect individual packages that failed during high pressure processing.

Regulatory Watch

Seafood guidance updated

Sharon Spielman

October 14, 2019

New chapters and sections of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, including the updated 21 CFR Part 123—Fish and Fishery Products, were updated by the FDA in August.

FIT for the future as food equipment technicians

Sharon Spielman

October 9, 2019

At a press conference at Process Expo on Wednesday, October 9, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced the launch of the Food Industry Technician (FIT) certification program in association with Lincoln Technical Institute.

Grand Strand chicken salad sandwich recall

Food Safety

Tip Top Poultry, FDA release growing list of retailers, labels in listeria recall

Recall includes RTE poultry made throughout 2019

Rose Shilling

October 9, 2019

Tip Top Poultry Inc. and the FDA provided a wider picture of the reach of a ready-to-eat chicken recall for possible listeria. The chicken went in heat-and-eat meals, sandwiches and deli salads at major grocery stores and a few restaurants.