Food Safety for Dairy Processors - Articles - Page 19

Page & Pedersen's LactiCyte-HD provides rapid testing of somatic cell counts in milk

January 25, 2017

The LactiCyte-HD from Page & Pedersen provides automated, rapid microscopic SCC that enables real-time somatic cell counts for cow, goat, sheep and/or buffalo milk.

These keys can open the doors to FSMA’s kingdom

Some free training material is helpful yet confusing. So you will need to do additional editing and fine-tuning to create documents that comply with regulatory requirements.

Allen Sayler

January 10, 2017

The Food and Drug Administra-tion’s time-clock for enforcing the most important FSMA regulation, the “Preventive Controls for Human Foods (PCHF)” started in mid-September 2016. As I write this in early December, it appears that FDA will be training its field investigators and regional milk specialists well past the end of 2016.

Finding detection systems that meet all needs in a dairy processing plant

Leading suppliers talk about what’s new in detection equipment and offer tips on choosing systems that will ensure all areas of detection are covered.

January 9, 2017

We spoke with some leading suppliers and experts about what’s new in detection and inspection systems for dairy processing. In this article we discuss this new technology, what dairy processors are looking for and what they should be aware of.

Safety first

Use the best methods to detect mycotoxins in milk

Mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, are secondary metabolites produced by mold forming on animal feed, which may then be eaten by dairy cattle.

January 6, 2017

Several methods can discover mycotoxins in food, feed and milk. Of these, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the global gold standard for the separation and quantitation of organic analytes in milk.

Why it’s ERP

ERP system ensures that a dairy processor complies with FSMA

A critical element of converting from handwritten notes to the ERP system was detailed process mapping.

December 20, 2016

Dairy processor Farmdale Creamery was using handwritten batch sheets and manual databases. Then it converted to an ERP system to implement the controls required by FSMA and to prepare for SQF Level 3.

Aspen Hills cookie dough ice cream recall

Cookie dough monster

Fears of Listeria in cookie dough from Aspen Hills force ice cream recalls

Publix, Wells Enterprises, Blue Bell and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. recall ice cream made with cookie dough pieces supplied by Aspen Hills.

October 14, 2016

Ice cream made with cookie dough inclusions supplied by Aspen Hills is recalled by at least four U.S. dairy processors due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food safety

Nestle recalls Drumstick cones after Listeria found on equipment

There have been no positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes present in Nestle's cones themselves.

October 8, 2016

Nestlé USA recalled certain packages of its Nestlé Drumstick ice cream cones after receiving positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes from equipment contact surfaces.

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant

Food safety

Recall woes continue to plague Blue Bell ice cream

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Alabama plant made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient.

September 22, 2016

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes.

New detection equipment provide cost savings, better efficiency

September 15, 2016

High-sensitivity X-ray inspection systems; Redesign, solid 316 stainless steel cartridge magnet plus more...

On-site dairy labs are the first line of defense

Keeping bad milk out of a processing plant is just the first step. Labs also test products as they come off the processing line. Environmental tests assess that proper CIP and sanitation procedures have been followed.

August 12, 2016

To make foods and beverages that are safe to consume, dairy processors must handle and test raw milk with the utmost precision. Some tests are required by law, while the results from others yield results that can tell a dairy a great deal about their milk supplier and about their in-house handling practices.