Sensient Technologies Brazil, a business unit of Sensient Colors LLC, recently achieved FSSC 22000:2010 (Food Safety System Certification) and ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management Systems Requirements).
Notable food-safety incidents are fueling customer concerns about the adulteration of natural colors. That’s why Sensient Colors wants processors to know that it has a superior record with the FDA and Code of Federal Regulations, is GMA-SAFE, and recently achieved Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 certification.
Natural food preservation specialist Purac says its new Listeria Control Model 2012 software combines a wide range of food parameters with more than 2,500 Listeria monocytogenes growth curves and is the only online predictive modeling tool dedicated to Listeria control.
The Canadian government has announced a $245,000 grant that will help the Canadian Celiac Association partner with ExcelGrains Canada, the Packaging Association of Canada and the Canadian Health Food Association to develop specific controls and the supporting tools for each of their existing food safety systems.
Hemp Oil Canada Inc. (HOCI) claims to be the first hemp food processing facility in the world to achieve Food Safety System Certification 22000 accreditation for its food safety and quality program.
China's food safety authorities said they were probing a Beijing outlet of McDonald's Corp. after a report on state television pointed to quality problems there.