When do you need Seafood HACCP certification?
Fish processing regulations in Michigan require this specialized training for specific products.
A food inspector reviews machinery at a fish processing plant. Photo: Lauren Jescovitch, Karla Horne, and Massey Fish Company
Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Sea Grant’s Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) certification course was canceled in 2020. However, we hope this resource can provide a useful guide to the common questions that have been encountered as a fish processor in the state of Michigan.
What do you need to do to get started as a fish processor in Michigan?
Jaclyn Bowen outlines three preventative control measures to consider in the age of consumer-driven food safety.
Consumer needs are a key driver in the development of new food products, so shouldn’t they also help drive the risk assessments food companies perform (by law) in order to stay in business?
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is the internationally recognised system for identifying, managing and reducing the risk of safety hazards in food. For any quality assurance (QA) or food safety professional, one of the first steps of a HACCP programme is to identify the potential physical, chemical and biological hazards of a foodstuff, and then to determine how best to control them. When it comes to setting critical limits for these control points, most QA professionals would reach for the applicable regulatory limits (ie, those defined by regulatory bodies and/or by law). However, evolving consumer expectations are calling these long-standing practices into ques
Nestlé Recall: 92,206 Pounds Of Baked Chicken Recalled For Possibly Containing Plastic
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The company reportedly received several complaints of a hard white plastic in the product
The product was reportedly distributed nationwide
Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling about 92,200 pounds of its Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken products because they may be contaminated with extraneous materials, in this case plastic pieces.
According to the recall notice posted on the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website, the problem was identified on Dec. 18 after the company received five complaints of the product containing white hard plastic. The firm believes the mashed potatoes used in the production of the baked chicken meals products had pieces of a plastic conveyor belt that broke during production, the FSIS news release explained.
Lamb seen in crates on a pick-up truck at the Brunei International Airport Cargo Centre. - Borneo Bulletin/Asian News Network
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 20 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The first batch of ready-to-slaughter lamb arrived in the country on Sunday, ending the shortage of lamb experienced in the country, PDS Abattoir Sdn Bhd (PDS) announced.
The arrival of the first delivery (370 heads) marks a milestone for PDS with additional heads scheduled to arrive during the weekend.
The first batch of over 2,000 heads arrived in the country by air freight in the presence of PDS officials and authorities at the Brunei International Airport Cargo Centre (BIACC).
Exclusive outlet of well-known meat supplier Meatwale inaugurated in Udupi
Fri, Dec 11 2020 04:20:49 PM
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Dec 11: An exclusive outlet of ‘Meatwale’, a leading meat supplier brand, was inaugurated on Friday December 11, at Sai Radha Palace Complex Ambalpady road, Brahmagiri here.
President of Udupi CREDAI Dr Jerry Vincent Dias inaugurated the store by cutting the ribbon. Meanwhile, parish priest of St Francis Xavier Church Udyavar Fr Stany B Lobo blessed the store with holy water.
Addressing the gathering, Fr Stany said, If we have God’s blessings, no one can harm us. May this store receive encouragement and support from customers. Let us all have good health by having hygienic food.