Food Safety Magazine - June/July 2013
Food Safety Magazine - June/July 2013
Food Safety Magazine - June/July 2013
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News Bites<br />
FSIS Updates<br />
Directive on<br />
Ingredients for<br />
Use in Meat,<br />
Poultry and Egg<br />
Production<br />
The U.S. Department of<br />
Agriculture <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> and<br />
Inspection Service (FSIS) has<br />
updated a directive to provide<br />
inspection program personnel<br />
with an up-to-date list of substances<br />
that may be used in<br />
the production of meat, poultry<br />
and egg products. FSIS<br />
will continue to update this<br />
directive by issuing<br />
quarterly<br />
revisions<br />
rather than<br />
amendments.<br />
FSIS is amending<br />
the federal meat<br />
and poultry products inspection<br />
regulations to remove<br />
sodium benzoate, sodium<br />
propionate and benzoic acid<br />
from the list of substances<br />
prohibited for use in meat or<br />
poultry products, effective<br />
May 6, <strong>2013</strong>. The U.S. <strong>Food</strong><br />
and Drug Administration will<br />
continue to approve new uses<br />
of these substances in meat<br />
or poultry products for safety,<br />
while FSIS will approve them<br />
for suitability.<br />
For more information,<br />
please visit www.fsis.<br />
usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/<br />
FSISDirectives/7120.1.pdf.<br />
Will Daniels and Gary Ades, Ph.D., Join FSM Board<br />
Will Daniels, the senior vice president of operations and organic integrity<br />
for Earthbound Farm, has agreed to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board<br />
of <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. Since 1999, he has helped the company grow<br />
from a small, regional salad producer to the nation’s largest grower, packer<br />
and shipper of organic produce. Daniels is responsible for operations<br />
(manufacturing, distribution, facilities), food safety, food quality and the<br />
company’s organic integrity program. As the leader of Earthbound Farm’s<br />
industry-leading food safety program, he is a sought-after speaker and has<br />
addressed key issues in food safety in the produce industry at meetings of<br />
Daniels<br />
the National Academy of Sciences, the National Restaurant Association, the Institute of <strong>Food</strong><br />
Technologists and the International Association for <strong>Food</strong> Protection. He was also the featured<br />
keynote at this year’s <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Summit in Baltimore.<br />
Gary Ades, Ph.D., is president of G&L Consulting Group LLC. He is an<br />
experienced food professional, having worked in the technical, manufacturing<br />
and marketing areas of the food and foodservice industry. He provides<br />
food safety, quality assurance, crisis planning and strategic planning<br />
assistance to his clients. Prior to his current position, he held senior level<br />
positions with Walmart, Foster Farms and Tasty Baking Company as well<br />
as with Arthur D. Little (ADL) and Technomic. He has also been a principal<br />
with Marketing Spectrum and Technical <strong>Food</strong> Information Spectrum. Ades<br />
Ades is a member of numerous organizations and serves or has served on numerous<br />
advisory committees. He has served for 6 years as secretariat for Safe Supply of Affordable<br />
<strong>Food</strong>s Everywhere, an international not-for-profit organization. He received his B.Sc.<br />
and M.Sc. degrees in food science from Penn State and his Ph.D. degree in food science and<br />
technology from Virginia Tech.<br />
NSF International Recognizes <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Leadership Award Winners<br />
NSF International recently announced the winners of the <strong>2013</strong> NSF <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Leadership<br />
Awards. This year, three winners were recognized for their outstanding leadership:<br />
• <strong>2013</strong> NSF <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Leadership<br />
Award for Research Advances: Michigan<br />
Turkey Producers Co-Op Inc.;<br />
• <strong>2013</strong> NSF <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Leadership<br />
Award for Training: Debby L. Newslow,<br />
President, D.L. Newslow & Associates<br />
Inc.;<br />
• <strong>2013</strong> NSF <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Leadership<br />
Trendsetter Award: Bobby Krishna, Principal<br />
<strong>Food</strong> Studies Officer, <strong>Food</strong> Control<br />
Department–Dubai Municipality. (Turkey Co-Op), Newslow,<br />
Left to right: NSF’s Gina Nicholson, Jason Hofman<br />
Krishna<br />
NCB-Prepared Seeks <strong>Food</strong> Industry Involvement<br />
The National Collaborative for Bio-Preparedness (NCB-Prepared) has developed capabilities for early detection of health<br />
threats to the U.S., initially for infectious disease, and wants to broaden its scope to include the food supply to provide actionable<br />
information to the industry weeks before an outbreak is detected and confirmed by traditional means. Using “big<br />
data” and advanced analytics, NCB-Prepared will provide early warnings and enable earlier responses. These earlier responses<br />
should significantly decrease foodborne-related illnesses and mitigate costs while protecting brand equities.<br />
NCB-Prepared is a federally funded research and development effort. To further understand information needs and customize<br />
product development and delivery, the collaborative seeks technical and business contacts with food producers, processors<br />
and retailers. Please contact David Potenziani (david.potenziani@outlook.com) for more information.<br />
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