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January 2015
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Fresh Produce Safety Centre releases RFP for Understanding the Gaps Literature Review Project
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Understanding the Gaps: a Food Safety Literature Review. The Fresh Produce Safety Centre is seeking a provider to review the contemporary literature surrounding microbial contamination of fresh produce and the interaction of sanitisers with fungicides when used postharvest. This review will provide […]
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Fresh Produce Safety Centre launches two landmark projects
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. The two projects are: Understanding the Gaps – a Food Safety Literature Review; and The Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety. The projects have been financially supported by industry and government, demonstrating […]
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Understanding the Gaps: A Food Safety Literature Review
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Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety
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"Intentional contamination should come as no surprise, but are you prepared?" asks Richard Bennett
New blog posts at the FPSC website
"It’s a sad reflection of society that there are people out there who, for reasons best known to themselves, seek to injure consumers and destroy the reputation of supply chain members by intentionally contaminating produce. It could also be that they want to create mayhem by destroying the ability to produce - the plants themselves – but whether it’s plants or produce, they both come under the heading of “sabotage”.
There’s a particularly nasty episode being played out in Canada right now, and has been for several months. First, an undisclosed number of sewing needles..."
Read the full post and other recent pieces at the FPSC website
Other recent blog posts:
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HK: Why Chinese food safety is so bad
Almost half of Chinese food-processing plants fail to meet internationally acceptable standards, new figures suggest. AsiaInspection’s vice president Mathieu Labasse said the extremely fragmented nature of China’s food chain — the country has 500,000 food production and processing companies, 70% of which have fewer than 10 employees — made it very difficult for authorities to […]
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NZ: Fruit producers to face higher fees
Farmers, fruit-growers and other food producers could feel a pinch, with the government looking to hike its fees for biosecurity and food safety services. The Ministry for Primary Industries is consulting on a plan to recover an extra 12.8 million dollars a year for its pest-prevention and safety systems. Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew says […]
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A-NZ: Consultation on proposed approach to next stage of a review on micro limits
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a consultation paper on the proposed approach to the next phase of a review of microbiological limits in the Food Standards Code. FSANZ Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Marion Healy said the aim of the review was to ensure the limits are practical and clear for both […]
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Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognises SQF Scope Extension for Storage and Distribution
The GFSI Board of Directors is pleased to announce that SQF has achieved recognition against the Guidance Document Sixth Edition for the scope of Storage and Distribution (J). This is in addition to the scopes for which SQF has already achieved GFSI recognition (AI, BI, C, D, EI, EII, EIII, EIV, F, L and M). […]
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BRC publish revised Global Standard for Food Safety
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published the seventh issue of its internationally recognised BRC Global Standard for Food Safety on 7 January 2015, and audits against Issue 7 will begin in July 2015. The BRC Global Standards are internationally recognised as the market leaders setting the benchmark for good manufacturing practices in food, packaging, […]
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US: Scared By The Apple Recall? These 5 Fruits And Veggies Are Even Bigger Risks
Apples are the second most popular fruit in America, according the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. But apple contamination is rare because the fruit has a hard surface, which prevents bacteria from entering the fruit, says Doug Powell, PhD, a former professor of food safety in the U.S. and Canada who publishes barfblog.com. “Fresh fruits and […]
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US: Bidart Bros. Works with Federal and State Officials to Determine Source of Listeriosis-Associated Outbreak
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials … to investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis) linked to commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples. As of January 10, 2015, a total of 32 people infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes had been reported from 11 […]
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US: Walmart VP: To make gains in food safety, focus on behavior (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our series, Walmart vice president of food safety Frank Yiannas discusses how the company and its associates convey food safety messages to consumers. Click here to read the full article at Food Production Daily.
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Richard Bennett is the Technology Manager at PMA Australia-New Zealand and the FPSC. You can check out his Food Safety, Traceability and Technology blog on the PMA A-NZ website, here.
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