In a well-run facility, floors do more than support your operations, they reflect them. A floor in good repair isn’t just about appearances; it signals a culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline. Here’s why floors and drains...
Sometimes it takes a near miss to spark real improvement. In this case, it was debris, small splinters from pails that had been stored on in storage racks underneath broken pallets. The failure was caught internally before it became a food safety...
It’s always the simple things that come back to bite you. I’ve seen this too many times in both food and beverage facilities: a small leak at a valve or gasket that’s ignored until it triggers a massive failure. One day, it cost me over $100,000...
Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/11/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix – Salmonella & Listeria contamination. “Due to a customer complaint of animal illness, samples of...
Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/3/25 – Food & Beverage – Condiments – Potential or Undeclared Allergen-Sulfites. “The firm discovered during an internal quality testing of the products that...
Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/20/25 – Food & Beverage – Favorite Day Gourmet New York Style Cheesecake – Potential or Undeclared Allergen – Pecans. “Dessert Holdings LLC is recalling Target...
Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/15/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Cat Food Chicken – Possible Bird Flu Health Risk. “In February, Savage Pet was made aware of one cat in Colorado who contracted H5N1...
Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/5/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Cattle Feed – Elevated levels or deficient levels of nutrients which may be harmful to cattle. “ADM discovered this issue during routine...
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 2/23/25 – Food & Beverage – Frozen Supplemental Shakes – Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. “Lyons Magnus handled distribution of the recalled products, which were...
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 2/15/25 – Food & Beverage – Mauna Loa Milk Chocolate Covered Macadamias – Undeclared almonds. “The recall was initiated after Mauna Loa’s internal quality control process...
In the world of food and beverage manufacturing, recalls are the ultimate nightmare. They damage reputations, erode consumer trust, and lead to significant financial losses. But recalls don’t just happen overnight, they are the result of a...
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 1/31/25 – Food & Beverage (Animal Food) – Natural Mix – Salmonella contamination. “Samples of the product was collected on 01/08/25 by the North Carolina Department of...
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