While listeria challenges every part of the food industry, increased consumer education and a growing awareness of this stubborn pathogen has brought it to the forefront of the ice cream category.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and the Reston, Va.-based owner of the PACK EXPO tradeshows, formed an industry council focused on the advancement of high-pressure processing (HPP).

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Mexican National Service of Health, Food safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA), the Mexican government agency responsible for the safety of fresh and minimally-processed food products, formed a partnership to provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems and ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

The food safety testing and technologies market is projected to reach $39.47 billion by 2022, thanks in part to these Top 10 trends.

With the installation of a new, commercial-scale, high-pressure processing (HPP) unit, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, N.Y., is said to be the nation’s first commercial scale validation facility for a technology that kills foodborne pathogens and extends shelf life for fresh, ready-to-eat foods like juice, meats and more.

Here are some temperature monitoring best practices that can be leveraged throughout the transport of fresh foods to help create an effective program with FSMA in mind.

There is one area that’s an exception to the FSMA key requirements. That specific area covers exporters who ship food through the United States not intended to enter distribution within the United States.

Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods announced a long-term commitment to advance sustainable food security through the launch of the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, a not-for-profit organization.