FoodSafetyTech

Mérieux NutriSciences, announced on August 18 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Certified Group. According to the announcement on Mérieux’s website, this strategic acquisition reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering highly practical, innovative solutions to the everyday challenges faced by the food and beverage, cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, redu...

Grain receiving lines process millions of tons of raw material each year, serving as the first critical defense against fungal contamination. Oversights at this entry point can trigger costly rejections and irreversible health consequences when toxins infiltrate production runs. Mycotoxin test accuracy at the receiving stage determines whether contaminated grain enters the su...

The food service industry has undergone significant transformation since the COVID era, and few innovations have evolved as rapidly as the rise of ghost kitchens. Whether operating as delivery-only restaurants, virtual brands, commissary kitchens, multi-branded sites, or shared commercial kitchen spaces, ghost kitchens have allowed for new opportunities for food entrepreneurs...

Food safety audit failures are behavior problems, not protocol problems. According to AIB International,1 the most common audit findings share a consistent thread: employees who know the correct protocols but don’t consistently follow them. Facilities don’t fail because they lack documentation. They fail because employees abandon protocols when deadlines are tight, supervisor...

Dr. Justin Ransom, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will present at this year’s Food Safety Consortium Conference October 21-23 in Washington DC along side, Dr. Donald A. Prater, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food, F...