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What Constitutes ‘Healthy’ Claims for Foods

WEBVitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Protein, and/or. Fiber. (Note that this is the rule for an individual food other than a fresh fruit or vegetable, meat, or a whole meal; those food types have related but different requirements.) So “healthy” to FDA means “containing at least one of six specific good things, and not too much of any of

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FDA Proposes New Guidelines for “Healthy” Claim on Food Labeling

WEBThe threshold for the limits is based on a percent of the daily value (DV) for the nutrient and varies depending on the food and food group. The limit for sodium is 10% of the DV per serving (230 milligrams per serving). FDA is also exploring the development of a symbol that manufacturers could use to show that their product meets the healthy

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The Ultra-Processed Food Health Controversy

WEBAmong the most controversial and contentious topics in contemporary foods and their impact on nutrition quality and health status is the concept of “ultra-processed foods,” a concept that was actually discussed during deliberations by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Thankfully, common sense prevailed as the committee

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Infection Control and Food Safety

WEBAbout Judy Sebastian. Judy Sebastian, Food Quality & Safety's blogger, holds dual specialization in public health and safety and organizational development.Equipped with more than 10 years of experience in food safety systems implementation, workplace culture assessments, and talent development strategies, she …

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Personal Hygiene and Food Safety Tips

WEBPersonal hygiene begins at home, with the essential elements for good hygiene being a clean body, clean hair and clean clothing. Hair in food can be a source of both microbiological and physical contamination. Hairnets and beard covers should be worn to assure food product integrity. Long-sleeved smocks should be worn to cover arm hair.

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Here, Now, and Soon to Be: A Suite of Food Lab Innovations

WEBIndustry leaders working feverishly to hone new methods of identifying pathogens, contaminants, species, and more

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FDA’s New Reportable Food Registry Will Lead to Better Data, …

WEBIn January 2022, FDA published a new, interactive public data dashboard that allows anyone to view data from the agency’s Reportable Food Registry (RFR). This registry, a part of FDA-TRACK, the agency’s performance management program, is an electronic portal for the food industry to report when there is concern that an article of …

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OSHA Inspection: Will Your Food Truck Pass

WEBOSHA keeps a record of every inspection, issues penalties and fines, gives grades, and keeps the score. Fines can range from $5,000 and $70,000, depending on the magnitude of the mistake. Your score is used for further research, measuring state-wide or …

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FDA Releases MOU on Enhancing Laboratory

WEBSince food is always a top priority in laboratory testing, it will be a vital component of the MOU. “If we can ensure the safety of our staff and ensure accurate, legally defensible data, [we] will always be willing to help support public health and safety in any way we can,” Derrick Tanner, general manager of Portland, Ore.-based Columbia …

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Food Additives Science and Safety

WEBFood additives provide several important functions: they promote food safety, enhance food choices, permit greater food conveniences, promote shelf life, and increase nutritional value. For example, sulfites reduce lipid oxidation and nitrates/nitrites inhibit Clostridium botulinum growth. It’s noteworthy that many vegetables, such as celery

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Food Safety for Restaurants

WEBA solid food safety program ensures proper food safety practices happen every day, focuses on high-risk issues, and has buy-in from all employee levels, including from senior leadership. To achieve this, restaurant owners and managers should be able to answer “yes” to the following three questions: 1.

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How Data Analysis Is Revolutionizing Food Safety

WEBFrom food traceability to digital pest management to better detection of foodborne illness breakouts to reductions in food spoilage, big data and data analytics are being employed to advance food safety at the local and global levels. “Big data can be used at all steps of the food value chain to improve food safety,” says John Donaghy, PhD

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Hand Hygiene’s Critical Role in Food Safety

WEBThe practice of good hand hygiene—washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer—is the first step that needs to be taken to ensure the safety of food. Whether it takes place on the farm where the food is being grown or in the kitchen (at home or in a restaurant), hand hygiene is vital to preventing food from becoming

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How Whole-Genome Sequencing is Revolutionizing Food Safety

WEBSimilarly, epidemiological investigations by public health agencies (e.g., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local departments of public health) also involve pathogen isolation, characterization, and subtyping to identify which pathogen is causing an outbreak or recall and tracing the source involved in the …

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Keeping Food Safety in Hospitals a Top Priority

WEBRecommendations. To enforce food safety in hospitals, McDonald advises making sure food service staff have a basic knowledge of how a foodborne illness can occur. “This requires understanding how bacteria, viruses, parasites, and people can contaminate food,” she says. “This foundational knowledge can then be tied into their

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HACCP Plan Development for Food Processors

WEBDiscover the basic concepts of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system and learn what it takes to develop a thorough plan to better support you and your company.

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Focus on Frozen Food: Food Quality and Safety Concerns

WEBFast forward to the present. As of June 2019, U.S. retail frozen food sales totaled $55 billion for 52 consecutive weeks, according to Nielsen Retail Measurement Services (NRMS). Not surprisingly, ice cream was the most popular frozen food during that same time frame, per NRMS, with $6.7 billion in retail sales, followed by pizza ($4.8 …

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Making Sense of the Numbers: Statistics for Food Scientists

WEBThis one-day intensive refresher course is led by one of the food industry’s most experienced statistical specialists who knows the delicate art and science of mixing food and numbers.

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Study: Fruit Flies Can Spread Foodborne Pathogens

WEBThe study was the first to demonstrate that fruit flies can transfer E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria to surfaces and relocate bacteria from a contaminated source to fresh, ready-to-eat food. “The results weren’t that surprising, however, knowing that common vermin such as house flies, cockroaches, and rodents are known to carry and …

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CBD-Infused Foods, Drinks Testing: Here's Where it Stands

WEBMeasures to assure the safety of CBD-infused foods and drinks are still in the early stages.

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Why Glycerol Ester of Rosin Continues to Be a Safe Additive

WEBGlycerol esters of rosin, commonly known as ester gums, are highly versatile resins used in adhesives, coatings, inks, and other markets. Their unique functionality has led to specialized food applications in beverages and chewing gum. An interesting example is the use of glycerol ester of wood rosin (GEWR) as a beverage-weighting agent (BWA

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FDA Proposes Ban on Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food

WEBFDA has proposed revoking the regulation that authorizes the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food due to concerns about harm to human health. The proposal comes on the heels of a California law that went into effect last month that banned four food ingredients, including BVO. In 1958, FDA classified BVO as generally …

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