Feb 7, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

Researchers look into superheated dry steam as new sanitation method for low-moisture foods

Feb 7, 2023Feb 14, 2023

U.S – Researchers at Cornell University are looking into the use of superheated, dry steam to clean food manufacturing facilities in places where the use of conventional wet sanitation is constrained. Abigail Snyder, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Food Science at Cornell University, is the study’s principal investigator. V.M. Balasubramaniam, Ph.D., an Ohio State University Professor of Food Science and…

Tanzania Bureau of Standards to sensitize food service providers on importance of food standards

Feb 7, 2023Feb 14, 2023

TANZANIA – The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) is embarking on a special campaign to enlighten food service providers on the significance of adhering to food standards, after discovering that there aren’t enough verified food service providers in Dar es Salaam. Acting Manager of the TBS’ Food Risk Assessment Unit, Dr. Ashura Kilewela, reports that there are currently more food-related…

Danfoss partners with Lizard Monitoring to assist North American stores reduce food waste

Feb 7, 2023Feb 14, 2023

DENMARK/U.S – To assist North American stores reduce food waste, Danish multinational company Danfoss has established a cooperation with U.S retail technology company Lizard Monitoring. The Alsense monitoring system from Danfoss is reported to be supplemented by The Lizard’s sensor networks to enable continuous temperature monitoring and deliver in-depth information on environmental compliance and refrigeration performance to store managers and…

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes regulation to expand Seafood Import Monitoring Program

Feb 7, 2023Feb 14, 2023

U.S – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has made public a proposed regulation to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), a risk-based program for specific species of seafood imported into the U.S., to minimize the risk of mislabeling and product substitution that is used to bypass SIMP requirements. The estimated 1,100 species currently included in the…