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 News Item (Source/Date Posted on Source)

Shelf life of food extended to 21 weeks (Food Production Daily/ 11/09)

Banning Lox-Oxygen Modified Atmosphere Packaging Is Unjustified, AMI Says in USA Today Op-Ed (American Meat Institute/ 10/01)

USDA Web Portal Offers Big Food Safety Benefits For Small Food Processors (FSIS/USDA/ 9/19)

Intensive meat production a danger to food supply, warns FAO (Food Production Daily/ 9/17)

Ozone spray kills E.coli in processing plants (Food Production Daily/ 8/30)

Guide details the science of keeping meat safe (Food Production Daily/ 8/30)

Almonds must be pasteurized as of September, says USDA (Food Production Daily/ 8/21)

Canned-food recalls reveal broad use of co-packing (University of Georgia/Georgia Faces/ 8/16)

Spray coater protects against contamination (Food Production Daily/ 7/27)

Processors flock to risk management services says study (Food Production Daily/ 6/12)

Pack allows use of vacuum and MAP techniques (Food Production Daily/ 6/05)

Europe remains cautious on use of irradiation (Food Production Daily/ 6/05)

Albertson’s LLC Introduces PakSense Temperature Monitoring Labels On Produce, Fresh Meat and Seafood Shipments (Meat and Poultry Online/ 5/24)

Processors, packagers prepare for new chemicals law (Food Production Daily/ 5/22)

USDA Releases Poultry for Processing (USDA/FSIS/ 5/18)

EU countdown to bird flu amendments continues (Food Production Daily/ 5/18)

UN researchers examine chlorine use in food manufacturing (Food Production Daily/ 5/02)

Air-conditioner offers round-the-clock protection (Food Production Daily/ 5/07)

Healthy reformulations must not forget microbes (Food Production Daily/ 5/02)

FSIS revises Custom Exempt Review process (MeatNews.com/ 4/27)

Gas sensor speeds up packaging tests (Food Production Daily/ 4/24)

Proposed safety regulations target packaging gases (Food Production Daily/ 4/12)

Pathogen study develops processing parameters (Food Production Daily/ 4/11)

USDA allows Salmonella treatment (MeatNews.com/ 4/11)

ARS develops steps to retain bioactives in food samples (Food Production Daily/ 3/30)

Humidity during heat processing reduces salmonella (Food Production Daily/ 3/29)

Steam cleaning cuts salmonella in meat, says study (Food Production Daily/ 3/27)

Washing system cleans processing parts in minutes (Food Production Daily/ 3/20)

Hungary to tighten processing sanctions after bird flu plight (Food Production Daily/ 3/16)

Salmonella control in turkey chillers (MeatNews.com/ 3/15)

Luna Innovations Developing Controls For Bacteria In Food (Meat and Poultry Online/ 3/15)

Metal detector suits smaller processors (Food Production Daily/ 3/14)

Krones to unveil new aseptic sterilisation process (Food Production Daily/ 3/14)

F.D.A. Offers Guidelines to Fresh-Food Industry (The New York Times/ 3/13)

Research into superchilling (MeatNews.com/ 3/13)

FDA Proposes to Allow the Use of Alternative Temperature-Indicating Devices for Processing Low-Acid Canned Foods (FDA/ 3/13)

FDA Issues Final Guidance For Safe Production of Fresh-Cut Fruits And Vegetables (FDA/ 3/12)

What They're Saying About Risk-Based Inspection in Processing Plants (USDA/FSIS / 3/09)

Poultry processed at bird flu plant (MeatNews.com /3/09)

Poultry plants testing food-safety technology (MeatNews / 3/08)

Letter to Industry, State and Local Food Regulators and Inspectors Regarding Web-based ALERT Training (USFDA/CFSAN /2/23)

FSIS Proposes Timeline for Risk-Based Inspection in Processing Plants (USDA/ FSIS / 2/22)

Statement of Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety: Risk-Based Inspection at Processing Establishments (USDA / FSIS /2/22)

AMI Experts Calls Low Ox MAP CO Packaging Controversy ‘A Study in Food Politics That Warrants Peer Review’ (American Meat Intitute/ 2/19)

Copper alloys surfaces touted as pathogen killers (Food Production Daily/2/07)

X-ray detects hidden chicken bones (Food Production Daily/2/02)

Pasteurisation guide provides practical advice on standards (FoodProductionDaily.com / 1/4)

Nonthermal Food Processing Heats Up (USDA-ARS / 10/18)

Single Minimum Internal Temperature Established For Cooked Poultry (FSIS / 4/5)

Penn State researcher developing nonthermal ways to kill food pathogens (Pennsylvania State University / 4/3)

Chefs Wait for Rules on Sous Vide, as Experts Question Some Uses (New York Times / 3/15)

Cargill finds technological answer to trans fat dilemma (FoodProductionDaily.com / 2/17)

Technology cooks up a recipe to beat nasty kitchen bugs (Information Society Technoloties / 2/15)

Scientists find ways to crack bacteria barrier (FoodProductionDaily.com / 12/20)

Pathogen Studies Could Result in Safer Produce (USDA ARS / 12/12)