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”
Now, more than ever, food manufacturers are focused on cleaning their facility and ensuring they have a clean and sanitary environment. How can you see if your efforts are working? You can measure the effectiveness of your cleaning process by testing surfaces for Adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is a molecule found in all living cells … Continue reading “How clean is it? What ATP can tell you about the safety of your food handling areas”
Whether it be wings, nuggets and sandwiches, and whether it be broasted, baked and grilled. Whatever the form, Americans love chicken and continue to consume more each year. Chicken surpassed pork in the 1980s and beef in the 1990s to become the most-consumed meat in the U.S. It has continued to trend upward in per … Continue reading “Learn about quality and safety in poultry processing”
