Issues like fall hazards and unguarded machinery are all violations dairy plants have been cited for in the last five years. We discuss how such events can be avoided and why worker safety should be top-of-mind.
Plant workers mixed up the carton packaging, the company stated. The recall is not because of contamination during the manufacturing process.
May 19, 2014
WhiteWave Foods today announced a voluntary recall of half-gallon containers of Silk Light Original Soymilk because they may contain undeclared almondmilk.
Hard-to-clean dairy processing equipment is poorly designed equipment. Hard-to-reach areas and nooks and crannies probably will not be properly cleaned and sanitized.
Because of considerable historical improvements in all dairy safety programs, it is difficult to precisely assess the impact of 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. on preventing food-borne illness.
Go beyond HACCP plans and GMPs to assure that dairy foods are manufactured safely. Take advantage of advances in CIP technology, detection devices and environmental air samplers.
The Filtration and Separation Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. introduced a compressed air microbial detection device that allows users to quickly test for microbial contamination in compressed air that comes into contact with food and food contact surfaces.
A thorough regimen of inspecting, sampling and testing in your milk plant can be an effective means of achieving a longer shelf life for the dairy products you process.
Designed specifically for the dairy industry, the enhanced nutrient broth from Hygiena is a multipurpose broth that is compatible with three rapid detection tests for coliform, E. coli, and total viable count.