The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)—a collaboration between the CDC, FDA and FSIS—has published its priorities for this year and next.

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The fifth Canadian Microbiology Laboratory located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, will offer Rapid Pathogen testing (E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella & Listeria), as well as Indicators (Generic E.coli/Coliforms, Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mold).

Products voluntarily recalled from Family Dollar stores in six states include food, cosmetics, drugs and devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating consumer complaints of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport infections. All of the cases are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula produced from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Mich. facility. 

Caro Nut Company improves product quality, increases yield with Key Technology’s hyperspectral sorter.

While these conditions may not be widespread in plants overseas, they’re food for thought when considering partner suppliers for imported ingredients.

While we hope the COVID-19 pandemic is fading into the background, we still need to be concerned with labor shortages, transportation interruptions, political issues, weather extremes, and other peripheral circumstances that can still break critical links in the supply chain.

The people, companies and facilities making headlines.

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing.