We are now seeing huge gaps in the food safety net. We also see the effect of the serious pathogens like E coli that have become entrenched in our food animals, thus in our food supply, and in our environment. The failure of agriculture to control E. coli has contaminated the entire food
October 2011
The Role of the Third Party Food Safety Auditor
By Roy Costa on
Posted in Farm to Fork
As the result of the release of the FDA environmental assessment at Jensen Farms, the roles of all food safety persons involved at Jensen Farms-Frontera have rightfully come under fire. Once again the the nature of industry led food safety regulation itself (food safety auditing) is in question.
That all involved maintain some degree of responsibility for this disaster is…
Lessons Learned from Recent Outbreaks in Fresh Produce
By Roy Costa on
Posted in Produce Safety
Part 1
Outbreaks in fresh produce, while tragic for victims, nevertheless can have a positive outcome if we can learn how to better prevent them, or at least reduce their occurrence. This four part series will discuss the current produce outbreaks in cantaloupes, cucumbers, celery and strawberries and analyze the information that is known, with …