It is not pH dependant and only requires a simple one step dilution.

Apparently, the cure for nasty foodborne pathogens has been hiding in our yogurt all along. Lactic acid, which is a product of nature and dissolves without any chemical residue, is one of many natural acids fighting the good fight against pathogens on carcasses today.

Rochester Midland Corporation (RMC) is sponsoring an all-day Food Safety Sanitation Forum on March 1 at Ayres Hotel, Chino Hills, Calif.

S+S Inspection has expanded its capability with the introduction of the new GHF metal detector with multi frequency operation for enhanced stainless steel detection.

Properly designed facilities, easy-to-access equipment and motivated employees all contribute to plant sanitation.

Conveyors are the arteries and veins of a plant which serpentine through rooms, transporting products between processing and packaging lines and into waiting trucks. The implementation of conveyors has dramatically improved the means in which product is transported. Totes, tubs, carts and lugers have been replaced by these simple yet critical pieces of equipment.

The application and use of sanitizers in our industry is widespread, and it goes beyond the traditional application during the normal cleanup and sanitation process.

The times, they are not a-changin’ — they’d changed long ago in the realm of food safety and security.as such, any processors, packers or producers who have not embraced the idea that their supply chain is vulnerable are putting their product in serious danger of anchoring all the wrong kinds of headlines.

In the 1990s, a meat-plant employee entering a work station might have to use a decontaminating foot wash. Now, plant employees have to navigate a boot-scrubbing system, put on personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, masks and goggles, and their movement is restricted to prevent any contamination.

Persistence can be good or bad. It’s generally considered a good thing when used to describe a person’s character or willingness to go the extra mile. It’s typically regarded as