Five Second Rule Doesn’t Live Up to Test – the Germs Do
Some infectious disease germs and microbiological bacteria can live on, and be picked up from, surfaces for weeks or even months, not only busting the
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Coaching Your Team to a Mature Food Safety Culture
When a company has a mature food safety culture, each of its workers has the knowledge, skill, and empowerment to ensure they are fulfilling their
Fresh or Frozen: Produce Is a Nutritious Option
With March being National Frozen Food Month and National Nutrition Month, we thought it would be interesting to see what the science has to say
CORE Report 2024: Produce Tops List and New Pathogen-Commodity Pair Identified
The most recent CORE Report has been published – with some new facets. With the 2024 FDA organizational changes, an Emergency Response team was added
Will Your Food Safety Culture Pass a CFIA Inspection?
Food safety culture has long been seen as a “good to have” in Canada food establishments, but it had not been called out as a
Manager Presenteeism More Detrimental than Absenteeism
Absenteeisms often create coverage challenges for a business, especially when the absent person is a manager. But, as studies are finding, presenteeisms can present greater,
Food Allergen Labeling: From Zero Presence to Reference Dose?
The use of precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) has long been at issue, with labels such as “may contain” being unregulated, unstandardized, misunderstood, and misused. Is
Will Adding to Medical School Requirements Increase Nutrition?
In response to a January letter to university leaders from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about 1/4 of U.S. medical schools agreed to add
Why Self-Affirmed GRAS is Facing the Axe
The continuing focus of the current administration on the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) “loophole” of self-affirmation has led to organizations and media digging further
Nasal Vaccine Could Replace Seasonal Shots
A new vaccine developed by Stanford medicine could provide protection from respiratory viruses, bacteria, allergens – even the common cold. In a study in mice, the “nearly universal”