The food safety testing market continues to evolve in response to advanced technologies, improved communications, new regulations and, of course, increased distribution, including shelf-life demands. These factors are shifting priorities for U.S. food producers and altering the competitive landscape for food diagnostic testing companies.
Save time, money and membranes with the Ecolab Ultrasil program, which is a two-part, enzyme-based, cleaning program, including Ultrasil 67 and Ultrasil Extend. Used together, this unique combination of stabilized
Packaging that prevents spoilage of dairy foods is eco-friendly, but there is more to being green than that. Dairy Foods asked vendors about their advances in sustainable packaging.
Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) is a gram-positive bacterium and a specific member of the Listeria family. It is capable of causing severe illness and even death. The mortality rate from L. mono in susceptible populations is one of the highest of any known food pathogen.
Dairy processors and the foods they make have a pretty good reputation for safety and cleanliness. Aside from news articles about illness traced to consumption of raw milk, recalls of pasteurized fluid milk are not common. Drinking raw milk can be dangerous, especially when the product is mishandled by the purchaser.
HACCP (hazard analysis critical control point) systems have been utilized by the U.S. dairy industry since the mid-1980s, when everything was a critical control point.
Inspectors found deficiencies in plant design, pests in the processing area and failure by employees to wash hands at one cheese processing facility. How clean is your plant?