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Six key recall factors for the COVID-influenced environment

One misstep in outbreak or recall management has the potential shift consumer loyalty from your products to a competitor’s.

Chris Harvey

June 26, 2020

An essential lesson for the food industry to learn from the first six months of 2020 is just how quickly consumer behavior, preferences and loyalty can change — even when you do everything right.

Environmental monitoring helps prevent food recalls

An effective environmental monitoring program can help dairy processors prevent pathogen-related food recalls.

Kathie Canning

April 26, 2019

It's no secret that food recalls can wreak havoc on a dairy processing company, damaging both sales and brand reputation. And one of the major causes of food recalls across the food and beverage industry is bacterial contamination.

Take a proactive approach to reduce recall risks

By putting the right programs and procedures in place, dairy facilities could help prevent cross-contact and contamination that lead to costly recalls.

Tedd Wittenbrink

March 14, 2018

In 2017, there were more than 400 food recalls in the United States. Undeclared allergens and/or improper labeling led the charge as the primary source. Pathogenic organisms from Listeria Monocytogenes and Salmonella and foreign materials came in second and third, respectively.

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.

Maytag blue cheese recall at Whole Foods

Food safety

Whole Foods recalls Maytag raw milk blue cheese

The Iowa Department of Agriculture discovered possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. No reported illnesses have been linked to the product.

March 1, 2016

Maytag Dairy Farms has recalled its raw milk blue cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

FDA calls foodborne diseases ’largely preventable’. So what are you doing about it?

April was the cruelest month for food manufacturers

James Carper

May 11, 2015

It's a journalistic crutch to evoke T.S. Eliot and his description of April in his poem "The Wasteland." Nevertheless, it's an apt description of the food recalls that roiled the industry in the last 30 days.

Tread carefully with probiotics claims

Richard Wegener

May 6, 2015

Consumers like probiotics. But dairy processors need to be aware of what they can and cannot say, both here and abroad. An attorney specializing in food issues offers some advice.

The global cosmetics market is undergoing a major shift towards the use of natural bioactive ingredients as consumers grow more skeptical of traditional formulations and demand greater transparency and sustainability.

Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are well established in dairy processing but continue to evolve to improve performance, reduce energy use, and increase operational longevity.

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