Consumers are being advised to not buy, eat, sell, or serve recalled cinnamon applesauce pouch products because they may contain lead and chromium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Elevated Lead & Chromium Levels: Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches
May 03, 2024 posted in Food Recalls, FDA, CDC
Risky Business: Managing 10 Common Food & Beverage Industry Risks
March 21, 2024 posted in Traceability, Safety, Food Recalls
While all business is risky – Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 20 percent of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45 percent during the first five years, and 65 percent during the first 10 years -- Food Safety magazine highlighted in January 2024 that the crucial food and beverage industry faces a number of inherent risks.
Food Recalls: FreshByte Software Traceability Technology Helps ID Contaminated Products
February 02, 2024 posted in Traceability, Food Recalls
A large food recall, such as the Quaker recall of specific granola bars and granola cereals in December and January across all 50 states and beyond, can be a logistical nightmare.
Fortunately for food wholesale distributors and retailers, cloud-based traceability technology such as FreshByte Software can help identify and recall contaminated products.
Standards of Identity for Food: Important Tool for Defining Product Quality, Authenticity
September 06, 2023 posted in Food Recalls, Fraud
Since 1939, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been helping consumers ensure the quality and authenticity of certain products through its Standards of Identity (SOI) for Food program.
Today, consumers can trust that everything from canned vegetables to jellies to fruit pies contains what the product says it presents thanks to SOIs – which are essentially an agreed-upon legal definition of what food actually is and was introduced as a means of consumer protection.
Listeria outbreak fears are in the news again this summer with frozen fruit recalls at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG.
The Crucial Role of Food Inventory Software
September 22, 2022 posted in Traceability, Inventory, Food Recalls
Inventory management is important in every sector of the economy, but when it comes to the food industry, the proper inventory software in place can help manage supply chain logistics, ensure the timely delivery of perishables, and most importantly, safeguard consumers with beginning-to-end traceability.
Wendy’s Removes Some Romaine Lettuce in 6 States After E. coli Outbreak
September 08, 2022 posted in Traceability, Food Recalls
Fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s has taken the precautionary measure to remove romaine lettuce being used in burgers and sandwiches across six states after an E. coli outbreak.
“Investigators are continuing to collect different types of data to identify the food source of this multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections,” reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a September 1, 2022, update. “A specific food has not yet been confirmed as the source of this outbreak, but many sick people reported eating burgers and sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants before getting sick.”
Listeria Outbreak at Sara Lee: One of the Worst Food Recalls Ever
August 25, 2022 posted in Traceability, Food Recalls
The food and beverage industry is very competitive so normally it’s great to make the top of any list … except when it comes to the worst food recalls of all time.
That is one list to avoid, but the listeria outbreak at Sara Lee just over two decades ago, unfortunately holds the top spot in the “Eat This, Not That!” rundown published this year of “The 7 Worst Food Recalls of All Time”.
Blue Bell Product Recall and the Importance of Food Tracking
July 21, 2022 posted in Traceability, Safety, Food Recalls
If you are a Texan, then you know that Blue Bell ice cream is high on the Lone Star State’s pantheon of beloved brands, sandwiched somewhere between Buc-ee’s and Whataburger.
You might also recall that Blue Bell was at the center of a high profile multi state listeriosis outbreak, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with one of the 20+ species of the listeria bacteria.
Before You Grill This Summer: Check Your Ground Beef for Recalls
May 17, 2022 posted in Safety, Food Recalls
Grilling out over the Memorial Day Weekend is a holiday tradition but some Americans might have made the “mis-steak” of using meat products that have been recently recalled and could make their families sick.