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AU: Food Safety Culture Connections
Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Welcome to the second edition of Food Safety Culture Connections. Read about Simplot Australia’s keys to improving culture as presented by National Quality Manager Phoebe Dowling to the 2017 FPSC Food Safety Conference. Other items include the Culture Maturity Model by Dr Lone Jespersen, also from last year’s conference, and the two sides of the culture program at Safe Food Production Queensland by CEO Dr Barbara Wilson.
Read the full article at the Food Standards Australia New Zealand website
NZ: Scholarship recipient to improve food safety practices in Tonga
Radio New Zealand: A food and health standards training course in New Zealand has highlighted the absence of food safety verifiers in Tonga. Technical officer at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests, Pelenitina Vao attended the two week training programme in Christchurch.
Listen to the full story at the Radio New Zealand website
US: Walmart’s Frank Yiannas identifies ‘mega trends’ for food safety professionals
IEG Policy: Progress in winning the war on foodborne disease has stalled, while “mega trends” in food safety will influence the world of microbiology for years to come, said Frank Yiannas, vice president of food safety at Walmart, at a Feb. 6 meeting sponsored by 3M Food Safety.
Read the full article at the IEG Policy website
AU: Australia’s foodborne illness reduction strategy 2018 – 2021
Food Regulation Secretariat: In April 2017 the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) agreed that the Food Regulation Standing Committee (FRSC) develop a national strategy outlining specific interventions across the food chain to reduce foodborne illness associated with Campylobacter and Salmonella. The Australian strategy will be developed in collaboration with stakeholders. A consultation document has been developed to facilitate the collaborative development of the strategy.
Read the full story at health.gov.au
US: Who do consumers trust?
Northfield News: The research found that consumers consider federal regulators, food companies and farmers most responsible for ensuring food safety — but that while farmers generally are trusted to do so, food companies and regulators are not.
Read the full article at the Northfield News website
AU: Revised HARPS definitions bring clarity to industry
HARPS: HARPS is a retailer-led scheme designed to assist with compliance to food safety, legal and trade legislation for suppliers to the major grocery retailers in Australia. A decision graphic has been developed to assist suppliers in determining whether their business requires HARPS. Tier 2 suppliers that may require HARPS approval will have until 1st January 2019.
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CA: Food recall warning – Sawler brand turnip sticks recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Canadian Food Inspection Agency: This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
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Growing Produce: We are riding another wave of keen interest in the potential for ozone-treated water (ozonation) to supplement or wholly substitute for current antimicrobials added to postharvest wash and cooling water. Similarly, gaseous ozone and ozone-fogging applications are triggering cautious interest for surface sanitization in pre-coolers and cold storage.
Read the full article at the growingproduce.com website
US: Evaluating the impact of food safety messaging posters on observed employee food safety behavior
Iowa State University: This study examined changes in retail foodservice employees’ food safety behaviors after food safety messaging poster implementation in eight foodservice sites serving older adults. Microbial, observational, and interview data were collected at each site on three occasions.
Read the full article on the Iowa State University website