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Increase product quality and food safety with technology
In a food landscape that is routinely experiencing increased regulation the need to track and trace products has reached an all-time high. Advanced sensing has the ability to prove measurable variables along the manufacturing process to ensure quality of product.…
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Canada and U.S. issue warnings about E.coli in romaine lettuce
Public health officials in the U.S. and Canada issued a warning Tuesday against eating romaine lettuce while they investigate an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 50 people in the two countries. The alerts cover all forms of romaine,…
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Putting food-safety detection in the hands of consumers
MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a wireless system that leverages the cheap RFID tags already on hundreds of billions of products to sense potential food contamination — with no hardware modifications needed. With the simple, scalable system, the researchers…
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NSF International Announces 2018 Canadian Food Safety Recognition Award Winners
NSF International has announced the winners of the NSF International 2018 Food Safety Recognition Awards. The awards recognize Canadian food and beverage companies and individuals that have made great contributions to food safety, whether by leading food safety efforts within…
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Cucumbers may be cause of Salmonella outbreak in five provinces
On Friday the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced its investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections involving five provinces, mostly in western Canada. The agency says on its website that the source of the outbreak has not been identified yet, although…
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Clarkson Specialty Lecithins achieves SQF Certification
September 5, 2018 – Clarkson Specialty Lecithins (CSL) in Champaign, Ill. announced today it has achieved Food Safety Certification through the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). Internationally recognized by the food industry, this certifies CSL to the SQF Code for Manufacturing,…
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Final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations are published: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette Part II, so the industry can prepare itself for when they take effect in early 2019
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4th Food Safety Supply Chain Conference
Is Blockchain Technology the panacea in food safety traceability? Does Blockchain have any limitations? Does one size fit all?
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14th Annual North American Summit on Food Safety
Organized by the Strategy Institute. Get your Food Safety & Regulatory questions answered by the CFIA & FDA! Food in Canada is excited to Partner with the 14th Annual North American Summit on Food Safety, Canada’s leading event, taking place…
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Alfa Laval’s food safe valves
Alfa Laval’s new versions of its mixproof valve can help ensure hygienic manufacturing of food, dairy and beverage products.
