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Artificial Intelligence and Food Safety
The UK Institute of Food Science and Technology recently published an introductory article on the use of artificial intelligence in food supply chains. You can review and download the article here....
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Food Safety Checklists - Pros and Cons
In a recent post on Food Safety Tech the role of checklists in food safety management programmes was discussed. The author, Bob Lijana, suggested that "checklists can serve as a crutch or a divining rod for continual improvement" You can review and download the article here....
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Foreign Matter Control - Keeping Glass and Brittle Plastic Out of Food Products
Foreign objects such as glass and brittle plastics are capable of causing significant harm, if present in food products. Implementing a glass and brittle plastic management programme is a fundamental component of good manufacturing practices. In a recent Food Safety Magazine article, the basic eleme...
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Fermented Foods Guidance
The British Columbia (Canada) Centre for Disease Control have published a useful guide to fermented foods, including food safety control measures. Each fermented food review includes:  A national working group of health inspectors, food safety specialists, and industry fermentation experts work...
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Updated Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (including HACCP)
A revised edition of the Codex Alimentarius General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC-1- 1969) has been issued. This includes the guidelines for the application of the HACCP system. You can review and download the 2023 edition of the document here....
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Eating Safely During Pregnancy
An updated guide to safe and healthy eating during pregnancy has recently been released by MPI, Health New Zealand and Ministry of Health. You can review and download the guide here...
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New Zealand Foodborne Illness Report (2022)
The annual New Zealand Foodborne Illness Report has recently been issued, covering the 2022 year. The report summarizes data on notifiable diseases in New Zealand, along with details of foodborne illness outbreaks. You can review and download the report at 2022 Foodborne Illness Report You can find ...
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Updated Food Industry Guide to Allergen Management and Labelling (2023)
The Allergen Bureau and the Australian Food & Grocery Council have issued a reviewed and updated guide to Allergen Management and Labelling. This includes clarification around declaration of cereals containing gluten, and removing sea cucumbers from the Mollusc category of allergens (it is not a...
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Review of carbohydrate and sugar claims on alcoholic beverages
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for commen​t on a proposal to clarify the requirements for making nutrition content claims about carbohydrate and sugar on alcoholic beverages.  Standard 1.2.7 in the Australia New Zealand Foo...
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New Guidelines on Fortification of Breadmaking Flour with Folic Acid
Guide to adding folic acid to breadmaking flour By mid-August 2023, flour millers must comply with Standard 2.1.1 – 5 (a) Cereal and Cereal Products of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which outlines that non-organic wheat flour that is sold as suitable for making bread must contain ...
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