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...
It doesn’t drip every day, but when it does, it can cost you everything. Condensation and roof leaks are two silent killers and brand destroyers in food and beverage facilities. One small droplet, whether from a sweating pipe or a leaking...
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) 3/15/25 – 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 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/1/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats – Possible Bird Flu Health Risk. “The recall was initiated after sampling...
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...
Last Week’s Recalls: A Bacterial Pattern Emerges All Class 1 food recalls had one thing in common—bacterial contamination. – 2/8/25 – Alfalfa Sprouts – Listeria monocytogenes Routine testing in Minnesota found Listeria in expired 5oz...
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 2/8/25 – Food & Beverage – Alfalfa Sprouts – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes. “The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the...
Week 5 FDA & USDA Recalls: Key Insights Breakdown of Recalls 🔴 50% Contaminants – Foreign materials and lead contamination. ⚪ 37.5% Allergens – Undeclared milk and sesame in various food products. ⚫ 12.5% Bacteria – Salmonella in animal food...
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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