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CH: Walmart, IBM and Tsinghua University explore the use of blockchain to help bring safer food to dinner tables across China
Foreign Affairs NZ: As Walmart opened its new Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center in Beijing today, IBM, Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to consumers across China.
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US: Wal-Mart to invest $25 million in China food safety research
Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its foundation are investing $25 million over five years in food safety research in China, as the world’s largest retailer seeks to strengthen its foothold in the country more than two years after it was hit by high-profile product scandals.
Read Article →US: Food safety technology demands adjustment
The Packer: Technology will transform the way produce safety is managed and produce operators must be prepared to adjust. That was a message delivered by Bob Whitaker, chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association, at an Oct. 14 Fresh Summit 2016 session called “Emerging Trends in Food Safety and Technology: Are you prepared?â€
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US: Egypt says its frozen and fresh strawberries are Hepatitis A-free
Food Safety News: Egypt’s reaction to the Hepatitis A outbreak in the United States sourced to frozen strawberries exported from the Middle East nation may not be any more meaningful than its response to Europe’s massive 2011 E. coli outbreak.
Read Article →US: Challenges of food traceability
Food Safety Magazine: There are many challenges to the successful implementation of food traceability. The Global Food Traceability Center has identified the following commonly encountered issues that are faced when trying to execute food traceability…
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AU/NZ: Masterclass: Building capability and safety in fresh produce; Hobart AU
30 November 2016
A masterclass will be hosted in Hobart on 30 November 2016 by two food safety research centres— the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Food Safety Centre, and the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand. Save the date into your diary!
This masterclass will give food safety professionals, product technologists and food product entrepreneurs insights into tools which can be used to add value to fresh products and take their products into entirely new categories.
Read Article →CH: Shanghai gets tough with lifetime bans for food-safety violators
Food Navigator-Asia: Shanghai has announced it will hand out new penalties to food-safety violators, with some crimes even leading to life bans from the food industry.
Read Article →US: CA leafy greens audits reveal more compliance than citations
Food Safety News: Hundreds of audits of California leafy greens operations during the 2015-2016 season found 99.5-percent compliance with industry food safety standards, according to the latest annual report from the Sacramento-based California Leafy Greens Products Handler Marketing Agreement (LGMA).
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US: When nobody’s watching: fostering a food safety culture
Safe Food Alliance: As a food processor, one of your top priorities is to produce the safest, highest quality products you possibly can. One of the most important drivers for achieving this goal is fostering the right culture amongst employees so you’re confident in what they’re doing when nobody’s watching.
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US: Micro greens recalled from Whole Foods stores for Salmonella
Food Safety News: Organic micro greens grown by a Colorado company and distributed to Whole Foods Markets locations in Kansas and Colorado are under recall after a random government test of the finished product showed Salmonella contamination. Osage Gardens Inc. of New Castle, CO, packaged the recalled micro greens in 2-ounce clear, plastic clamshell containers with labels on the bottom…
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