food safety in dairy processing

DFA receives IDFA’s 2021 Food Safety Leadership Award

IDFA presented the award to the company on Jan. 26 during Dairy Forum.

January 26, 2021

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) received the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) 2021 Food Safety Leadership Award during IDFA’s Dairy Forum on Jan. 26.

Registrar Corp acquires online food safety training company Vinca

Registrar Corp will now offer Vinca’s online training courses.

March 25, 2020

Registrar Corp, a Hampton, Va.-based provider of FDA compliance services, said it acquired Vinca LLC. Vinca has provided online training for food safety management systems since 2001.

Food Safety Summit announces new dates for 2020 event due to coronavirus outbreak

The annual conference and trade show now will be held Oct. 19-22.

March 18, 2020

BNP Media, organizer of the Food Safety Summit, said that in response to the serious outbreak of the coronavirus, it has postponed the summit, originally scheduled for May 4-7, 2020, to Oct. 19-22, 2020.

Avoid costly recalls with optimized and certified conveying equipment

Smart design, expert construction and new technologies can help conveying systems to maintain the highest standards in food safety and prevent dangerous and costly recalls.

Navam Jagan

February 26, 2020

One of the greatest challenges facing the dairy industry is how best to supply safe and nourishing products as the global population continues to rise.

Industrywide food safety initiative now available for small and artisanal ice cream companies

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is leading the initiative.

October 30, 2019

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy said that food safety resources for small and artisanal ice cream manufacturers, including an online class and technical support, are now available.

Farm-to-fork food safety ‘masterclass’

By applying commonsense protections from farm to fork and by selecting the most appropriate food inspection technology for the application, transparency can be enhanced and the risk of physical contaminants entering the food chain prevented.

Steve Gidman

September 3, 2019

By applying commonsense protections from farm to fork and by selecting the most appropriate food inspection technology for the application, transparency can be enhanced and the risk of physical contaminants entering the food chain prevented.

Rich and Heather Draper of The Ice Cream Club honored for food safety

IDFA presented them with its 2019 Food Safety Leadership Award during Dairy Forum.

January 25, 2019

IDFA presented them with its 2019 Food Safety Leadership Award during Dairy Forum.

Ziegenfelder recalling certain ice pops

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

April 24, 2018

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Grade A all the way

Three award programs honor dairy processors

MilkPEP, the International Dairy Foods Association and US Dairy Export Council want to recognize great marketers, food safety experts and exporters of dairy ingredients.

July 20, 2017

Deadlines for MilkPEP’s Milk Marketer of the Year and Exporter of the Year are approaching. IDFA opens a call for nominations for its Food Safety Leadership Award.

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Dairy processing facilities must follow new FDA intentional adulteration rule

This rule in many respects parallels the Preventive Controls Rule for Human Food with the exception that it deals with intentional bad acts.

Clay Detlefsen

June 2, 2016

The FDA’s Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (the “food defense rule”) covers approximately 9,800 food facilities, including dairy plants.