Source: Wikipedia Commons image by tsca. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hospital_room_ubt.jpeg Oftentimes when we talk about the importance of food safety, we bring up victim cases;
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L. monocytogenes on Oxford Agar. Source: wikipedia commons author Nathan Reading So I know that all of you who subscribe to Fur, Farm, and Fork do so for the meticulously researched analysis of
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The week goes by and new letters come out. Below I've selected a few of the food-oriented warning letters and discuss/explain some of the more interesting findings. Don't know what warning
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I was looking over the SQF code the other day and pondering the phrase "food-grade" for lubricants and chemicals, then I got home and noticed the "food-grade" sticker on my CO2 canister in my
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At FF&F, I'm often harsh on FDA for lack of enforcement, ownership of their own role in preventive food safety, and failing to consistently stand by their guidance. However, you will still see me
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Image created by Austin Bouck. Dear god let there be no egregious mistakes... Recently a podcast I often listen to has discussed several articles with a similar note in their conclusions. Nearly
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In my mass of emails from the government each day, every quarter I get one from FSIS letting me know what they've released their quarterly enforcement report. These reports detail actions taken
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The week goes by and new letters come out. Below I've selected a few of the food-oriented warning letters and discuss/explain some of the more interesting findings. Don't know what warning
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Apparently I have T-Rex arms here...I was excited! I had the honor once again to make a presentation to two 4th grade classes at a local elementary school during their Oregon Trail unit. The
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"It's not like they won't find something anyway" "We don't have time" "It's never going to be perfect" "That's not my job." "We've done it this way for years...it's never caused a