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The following list is a collection of all articles in the Food Types category. To refine your list, select from the subcategories provided in the navigation bar and here for your convenience: Beverages, Dairy/Eggs, Ingredients, Low Moisture/Dry, Meat/Poultry, Natural/Organic, Produce, Ready-to-Eat, Refrigerated/Frozen, Seafood

Meeting the Challenges of Produce Supply Chain Safety
Meeting the Challenges of Produce Supply Chain Safety

Edith Garrett, a fresh produce industry insider, discusses the challenges facing the produce industry.
 

The Year of the Recall Response
The Year of the Recall Response

The year 2007 was a banner year for food-related recalls, and 2008 promised to be even worse.

Bottled Water Regulation and the FDA
Bottled Water Regulation and the FDA

Specific FDA regulations in the bottled water area cover Good Manufacturing Practices for bottled water production and a standard of identity and quality for bottled water.

BSE in the USA Redux: How Mad Are We Getting?
BSE in the USA Redux: How Mad Are We Getting?

The first article in a series taking a look at the threat of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to the food industry.

An Engineering Approach to Ensuring the Safety of Fresh and Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables
An Engineering Approach to Ensuring the Safety of Fresh and Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables

Development of alternative pathogen decontamination technologies would certainly improve the safety of ready-to-eat and fresh agricultural products.

An Integrated Approach to Food Quality and Safety: A Case Study in the Cookie Industry
An Integrated Approach to Food Quality and Safety: A Case Study in the Cookie Industry

Combining HACCP with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis allows an effective, integrated approach to food safety.

An FDA Update on Egg Safety
An FDA Update on Egg Safety

Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in eggs has been a focus of the egg industry, consumer groups, research scientists and the federal government for the last decade.

Organic Coffee Roasters: Ensuring Safe Coffee
Organic Coffee Roasters: Ensuring Safe Coffee

Organic integrity and prevention of contamination and commingling are the basis for many of the requirements in organic coffee production.

How to Appeal FSIS Noncompliance Records
How to Appeal FSIS Noncompliance Records

A stepwise approach for appealing FSIS noncompliance judgments is provided.
 

Poultry Safety in an Ever-Changing World
Poultry Safety in an Ever-Changing World

Ensuring the safety of poultry is a shared responsibility of farmers, producers, processors and retailers as well as federal and state agencies.

Harmonization of Global Regulations in Ready-to-Eat Foods
Harmonization of Global Regulations in <br>Ready-to-Eat Foods

The measurement of L. monocytogenes plays a significant role in the perceived control of this specific microorganism in ready-to-eat foods.

Microbiological Sampling in the Dry Foods Processing Environment
Microbiological Sampling  in the Dry Foods  Processing Environment

Dry processing environments are more likely to develop problems from yeast and mold contamination than from other microbes.

BSE in the USA: How Mad Can We Get?
BSE in the USA: How Mad Can We Get?

Introduction of bovine spongiform encephalitis risk for the food industry.
 

Quality Assurance and Food Safety of Powdered Ingredients
Quality Assurance and Food Safety of Powdered Ingredients

Powdered food products are mixtures of different ingredients that have unique challenges for food safety and quality.

7 Simple Rules for Effective and Hygienic Dry Goods Storage
7 Simple Rules for Effective and Hygienic Dry Goods Storage

The best advice in the effective use of a dry goods storeroom is: rotate, rotate, rotate.


FSMA Era Opens with Uncertainties for Seafood
FSMA Era Opens with  Uncertainties for Seafood

Speculation on how the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will affect domestic fish producers and importers is offered.

Egg Safety: Avoiding Shell Shock at Retail
Egg Safety: Avoiding Shell Shock at Retail

Approaches to egg safety in retail food establishments are presented and discussed.


Making the Case for Caging: Improvements in Egg Safety and Animal Welfare
Making the Case for Caging: Improvements in Egg Safety and Animal Welfare

Despite occasional claims to the contrary, specialty eggs are no safer than conventional eggs, and all eggs are relatively safe.

Best Food Quality and Safety Practices for Poultry
Best Food Quality and Safety Practices for Poultry

Managing risk is part of managing both food safety and quality in the production of poultry.

A Disciplined and Unique Focus by Chiquita Brands Reduces Early Supply Chain Risk
A Disciplined and Unique Focus by Chiquita Brands Reduces Early Supply Chain Risk

Continuous research and education are important components of Chiquita’s overall food safety program.
 

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