The Age of COVID has driven home the importance of properly cleaning and sanitizing equipment used in the production of foods sold in grocery perimeter departments. At the same time, however, labor shortages have made it harder to find qualified workers to perform those tasks.

Devon Griggs has been promoted to senior director of food safety at Conagra Brands Inc.

On Oct. 21, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Rhode Island, the first case the state has seen.

Teton Waters Ranch (TWR) on Oct. 11 announced that it would elevate its sourcing practices to apply end-to-end traceability using Wholechain.

Temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider Lineage Logistics LLC has launched Lineage Fresh, a service that provides storage options for fresh produce suppliers, importers and grocers.

Food safety technology and automation company CM Systems LLC (ComplianceMate) has announced a third patent issuance for its Digital Food Safety Management System, US Patent 11449810.

Making sure that people walking the aisles don’t tamper with product — and catching them when they do and making sure they never do it again — is crucial to assuring loyal customers that their grocery store is a safe place to shop and one where maintaining the integrity of the products they buy is paramount. 

Colorado Department of Agriculture officials have confirmed several new detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the state over the past week.

An Albers, Ill., establishment, Behrmann Meat and Processing, recalled approximately 87,382 lbs of various ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that could be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).