Food Safety News - 11/15/2021

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President Biden set to nominate Jose Emilio Esteban to head USDA food safety By Dan Flynn on Nov 15, 2021 12:06 am The White House plans to submit the name of Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban to the United States Senate for confirmation as USDA’s next under secretary for food safety. Esteban is President Joe Biden’s choice to become the nation’s sixth Senate-confirmed undersecretary for food safety since Congress created the job in 1994. Esteban is a veteran... Continue Reading No single approach effectively controls biofilm in food processing facilities By Chris Koger on Nov 15, 2021 12:03 am Sponsored Content Food processors and manufacturers have a mission to supply quality and safe food to consumers. The journey to succeed in that mission, however, is different for each company. Each ingredient, manufacturing process, facility and finished product brings unique food safety challenges and current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) to address them. However, there is... Continue Reading Another record quarter for international food safety network By Joe Whitworth on Nov 15, 2021 12:02 am A global food safety network was involved in 65 incidents from July to September, which is more than earlier this year. It is the third successive quarter that events involving the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) have gone up, with 63 from April to June and 56 in the first quarter of this year. Salmonella... Continue Reading FDA warns Oakland food firm about violations of import regulations By News Desk on Nov 15, 2021 12:01 am As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading