Smart Fog has launched a food safety disinfection product which offers a non-wetting, distribution method for disinfecting and microbiological control through a fogging solution.
Frequent line changeovers, confusion over chemical detergent use and cleaning schedules that aren't thought through properly are major causes of hygiene and cleaning failures in food factories.
Special Newsletter: Hygiene, Cleaning and Sanitation
Lawrence Staniforth, contracts manager for UK institiute Campden BRI's Heat Resistance and Decontamination unit, talks to FoodProductionDaily.com about its latest projects, and the current talking points, in the field of hygiene and cleaning.
Special Newsletter: Hygiene, cleaning and sanitation
Plant management must ensure hygiene, cleaning and sanitation is a top priority to minimise the chance of recalls, according to the founder of a US company that provides products and advice to the food industry.
Birko is offering a peroxyacetic acid (PAA) based formulation, Birkoside MP-2, that has been shown effective against listeria on cantaloupe rind, in response to concerns ahead of the growing season.
Green Hope LLC, doing business as Rosewood Products, has agreed to a permanent injunction after US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors found food safety violations at its facility.
Decontamination procedures are vital in the war against germ transmission in the meat supply chain, although they are no substitute for a comprehensive health and safety policy.
3M Food Safety has upgraded its Hygiene Monitoring System to improve identification of cleanliness and sanitation programs for the food and beverage industry.
Cut-backs in food safety and hygiene training may be setting up a ‘food poisoning time bomb’, suggest results of a survey from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).
UK floor specialist Flowcrete claims that its Flowfast flooring, which is ready to use within two hours and will be show-cased at the Foodex event next spring, can help food processing and packaging companies upgrade their facilities and install new ones...
More needs to be done to fully optimise production equipment and processes to guarantee the hygienic production of food as well as greater cost efficiencies, claims a food technology expert.
Maple Leaf Foods claims consumer confidence in its products is being restored following the recall of its sliced meat products linked to widespread illness and the deaths of about 20 people.
Food hygiene managers are set to gain a greater insight into good techniques for the cleaning and disinfection of factories, with a conference organised to support guidelines published by Campden BRI earlier this year.
A kit for sanitizing food handling environments when bodily fluid spillages occur can restrict the spread of potential contaminants such as norovirus, claims its manufacturer.
Holes in the test data for new anti-microbial agent SAN-PEL mean it
is impossible to tell how effective it will be when used on animal
carcasses, says Europe's food safety watchdog, withholding its
support.
A clay-coated, bleached white paperboard designed to meet food
safety requirements offers companies another option when choosing
packaging material for their products.
UK-based Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has reported that its
custom seals and gaskets meet the latest 3-A specification for
dairy processing equipment.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has expressed
disappointment that three closure orders have already been served
by environmental health officers (EHOs) due to breaches of food
safety legislation this year. "Three...
The UK's food safety watchdog has come under heavy criticism from a
group of politicians. A parliamentary public accounts committee
said that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) had to worker harder if
it was to become an authoritative...
Cause for concern over food hygiene in the UK emerged last week
when the UK Food Standards Agency published the findings from the
largest ever nationwide survey of the food hygiene knowledge of
catering industry workers.
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) this week released
a research report on food handling practices in Australian food
businesses. The findings were mixed.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced last week
that all Irish food businesses who are served Closure Orders,
Prohibition Orders, and Improvement Orders will now be listed on
the FSAI's website.
