Earlier this year, our 3M Food Safety team conducted an anonymous survey to better understand the needs, purchases, and impressions of products those in the food safety industry depend on to make food safety and quality decisions. We’re looking forward to taking the top themes from the survey data and using them to focus our … Continue reading “Here’s what your colleagues say is most important in the food safety industry”
We see food recalls come across our news feed regularly. The recall may be lettuce, chicken or dog food, but whatever the product, they are costly and potentially harmful to health. Recent recalls in the food and beverage industry highlight the need for food processing facilities to have proactive and comprehensive environmental monitoring programs. While … Continue reading “Food recalls: How proactive environmental monitoring can help food processors”
Ensuring food is safe and produced efficiently are among the top challenges for the food industry. Reducing food spoilage is an important objective in overcoming these challenges as it represents a high cost for individuals and retailers alike.* Food spoilage can occur for a variety of reasons, including contamination by microorganisms such as lactic acid … Continue reading “Lactic acid bacteria and food spoilage”
Are you a food safety professional? Then you don’t want to miss out on one of the most forward-looking events of this year – the International Association for Food Protection’s 2020 Annual Meeting, or simply IAFP 2020. This year’s event, scheduled for October 26 – 28, will be all virtual, but it’s shaping up to … Continue reading “Explore what’s next in food safety at IAFP 2020”
The global food safety landscape is continuously changing. Are you keeping up? Unlike traditional agar methods, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates are ready to use — no media prep process required. Each slim pack offers consistent, uniform testing media. Just open it up and get right to work. Find new freedom with time to focus on what’s … Continue reading “Take a fresh look at food safety with 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates”
Hosting a sporting event in the world of COVID-19 means cleanliness and safety are more crucial than ever. At this year’s 3M Open, 3M Food Safety played a critical role in ensuring food served to players, staff and volunteers at the tournament was prepared safely, with solutions that help monitor and maintain a high standard … Continue reading “Josh Duhamel learns firsthand how 3M hygiene monitoring contributes to cleanliness at the 3M Open”
Traditionally, food safety and quality systems were mostly supported by the analysis of final product. This reactive approach required waiting for a final product’s status to trigger action against contamination. As food safety regulations have evolved and customer expectations for safety have intensified, we’ve seen a shift toward proactive and preventive strategic approaches for environmental monitoring, which can minimize food contamination and enhance overall food safety and … Continue reading “The Environmental Sampling Approach that Supports Your Preventive Approach to Food Safety”
The food industry continues to move toward a preventive, proactive approach to food safety. Testing for pathogens in food processing environments allows food manufacturers to identify and eliminate environmental pathogen sources, helping to reduce the risk of food contamination, recalls, and foodborne illness. Pathogen environmental monitoring (PEM) programs are typically used to verify sanitation measures, … Continue reading “Seek and destroy: The importance of environmental monitoring for meat and poultry”
Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes are ongoing threats to food production, processing facilities and consumers around the globe. 3M is dedicated to providing solutions to detect the foodborne pathogens, to protect consumers and businesses from threats like these with innovative and reliable technologies driven by science. Now, the USDA’s Food Safety & Inspective Service (FSIS) has … Continue reading “Explore the 3M™ Molecular Detection System, the primary detection method of the USDA FSIS for detection of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes?”
Consumers and businesses across the globe have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The food industry continues to play a critical role in providing a safe food supply to consumers while mitigating the risk of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. To meet the challenge of controlling exposure to the virus, the food industry is focused on … Continue reading “Here’s your opportunity to learn about COVID-19 and the food industry”
