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Company recalls smoked salmon because of positive test for Listeria monocytogenes

Company recalls smoked salmon because of positive test for Listeria monocytogenes

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Vasco & Company Seafood LLC is recalling filets of smoked Atlantic salmon because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated salmon was distributed in Quebec. The Filet Royal brand recalled salmon is packaged in plastic with a navy blue border and weighs 170 g. It is marked with the lot number 399417. The recall was

Canadian company recalls chicken sauce because of Listeria concerns

Canadian company recalls chicken sauce because of Listeria concerns

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Rana brand tagliatelle chicken and mushroom sauce is being recalled in Canada because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated sauce was distributed nationwide, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. There is concern that consumers may have the recalled product in their homes because its expiration dates run from Oct. 10 up to

School food supplier under investigation in Peru

School food supplier under investigation in Peru

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An investigation has been opened into the supplier of a school feeding program in Peru after more than a dozen pupils fell sick earlier this year. Prosecutors are following up allegations of bribery by a company that supplied food to schools, as part of the Qali Warma program, to avoid responsibility for 16 children getting

Be sure to follow food safety practices in aftermath of hurricanes

Be sure to follow food safety practices in aftermath of hurricanes

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Floods and prolonged power outages after hurricanes can jeopardize the safety of your food. It’s important to take the proper steps to evaluate and discard certain foods and utensils after these events.  Click on graphic to enlarge. To stay safe, be sure to follow these tips: Never taste a food to determine its safety If

FDA steps up import enforcement because of pesticides, heavy metals and more

FDA steps up import enforcement because of pesticides, heavy metals and more

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The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Use chart below to view import alerts. Click here to go to

Alt meat’s slow progress: Who’s to blame, government or business?

Alt meat’s slow progress: Who’s to blame, government or business?

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The food and drink industry must stop lobbying only for its own needs and support raising regulatory gatekeepers’ funding to speed up the pace of the frustrating bureaucracy faced when getting a product to market.Slow progress was causing innovation problems and shifting business’s focus from meeting needs to meeting requirements.“For plant-based and other upcoming industries

Alt-meat’s slow progress: Who’s to blame, government or business?

Alt-meat’s slow progress: Who’s to blame, government or business?

  • Food

The food and drink industry must stop lobbying only for its own needs and support raising regulatory gatekeepers’ funding to speed up the pace of the frustrating bureaucracy faced when getting a product to market.Slow progress was causing innovation problems and shifting business’s focus from meeting needs to meeting requirements.“For plant-based and other upcoming industries

CSM Ingredients and Italcandati join forces to create Vitalfood

CSM Ingredients and Italcandati join forces to create Vitalfood

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Ingredients companies Italcandati and CSM Ingredients have joined forces to create Vitalfood, a new entity which will be, according to the parties involved, a key partner for companies within in the bakery and dairy sectors. The name is taken from Italcandati’s brand.CSM Ingredients has previously worked with fats and oils​, including plant-based fats and oils

Is food and drink innovation broken? Lessons in getting it right

Is food and drink innovation broken? Lessons in getting it right

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A significant number of businesses were not doing NPD or collaboration in the most effective way, nor were they correctly or openly adopting new and emerging technologies, despite their ability to drive innovation and sales significantly forward.“The most successful way of driving impact from partnerships is from being clear about innovation and impact goals, and

CSM Ingredients and Italcandati merge to become Vitalfood

CSM Ingredients and Italcandati merge to become Vitalfood

  • Food

Ingredients companies Italcandati and CSM Ingredients have joined forces to create Vitalfood, a new entity which will be, according to the parties involved, a key partner for companies within in the bakery and dairy sectors. The name is taken from Italcandati’s brand.CSM Ingredients has previously worked with fats and oils​, including plant-based fats and oils