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CHICAGO - MAY 8, 2018. More than 1,700 food safety researchers and regulators are coming together here today along with food producers for the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. Seminars, panel discussions, and other educational presentations begin today. The trade show floor also opens today, providing the opportunity for government agencies, universities and businesses that support food safety efforts to interact one-on-one with peers and others. For those who were unable to tr …

April 9, 2018 -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the Section 301 list against 1,300 products from China valued at approximately $50 billion. These tariffs were ordered in retaliation for the “harm to the US economy” from certain Chinese industrial and intellectual property policies. USTR proposes imposing an additional 25% tariffs on the listed products, which include brewing equipment, specifically under section 84384000, “Brewery machinery for the ind …

Introduction(Repost of 1992 article)Plastic bins for apples and pears have been used in Europe for over 20 years. A major fruit growing area, the Bolzano region in northern Italy, began using plastic bins in 1970. Changing from wooden bins to plastic has continued, and the industry in the Bolzano region seems determined to make a complete change to plastic bins.Until last year, plastic bins were not available in the United States. This has changed. Plastic bins were shown at the 1992 Washington …

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2018 – Olli Salumeria Americana, an Oceanside, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,946 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.The not heat treated, shelf stable, ready-to-eat meat items were packaged on January 19, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Label (PDF only)] 6 oz. packages of “Gusto N …

Out of an abundance of caution, Bulletproof 360, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot #1017088 of Bulletproof Collagen Protein dietary supplement due to undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.The recalled product is Bulletproof Collagen Protein dietary supplement, packaged in a 16-oz. composite-film bag and has the UPC 8 15709 02115 3. The affected lot #1017088 EXP03/1 …