FDA Recommends More Robust Traceability System

The FDA recommends clear objectives be set for all users of a simpler, globally accepted food supply chain.

Mocon’s Standard-Setting Optech O2 Platinum Analyzer

The additional capability sets the performance bar even higher for the unit which uses platinum fluorescent material to measure oxygen (O2) transmission rates.

FDA Finds Food-Safety Violations At Tyson Soups And Sauces Plant

December 2, 2009 Reuters

According to the FDA, seafood soups and sauces made at a Fort Worth, Texas, plant were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.

Natural Pastures Cheese Wins Silver At Spain Event

December 2, 2009 Comox Valley Echo

The small Comox Valley cheese producer has won a silver medal for their Comox Brie at the World Cheese Awards in Spain.

Consumer Reports: Chickens Tested Harbor Bacteria

December 1, 2009 Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports’ latest test of fresh, whole broilers bought in 22 states reveals that two-thirds of birds tested harbored salmonella and/or campylobacter.