Food Safety, Quality and Compliance

Food Recall: E. Coli in Sprouts

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:00 +0000

SA Sprouts is recalling all of its sprouts varieties from Foodlands, IGAs and Fruit and vegetables stores in South Australia due to microbial contamination (E. coli). Customers can return the sprouts...

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Food Recall: Cyanide in Chips

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:14:00 +0000

Ayers Rock Trading Pty Ltd has recalled Lotus Brand Tapioca Chips from Asian grocery stores in NSW, due to higher than usual levels of naturally occurring cyanide in the ingredient cassava. Customers...

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Food Recall: Sanitarium So Good

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:26:00 +0000

Sanitarium So Good Rice Milk is being recalled due to Undeclared allergen (soy) – the product was contaminated due to a production error. The recall applies to Best before 25 Mar 2012 (batch code...

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Food Recall: High Iodine in Dried Seaweed

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:12:00 +0000

Good Luck Dried Seaweed Stripe are being recalled due to high levels of naturally occurring iodine. The recall applies to all packaging with a Best Before date of 07 09 2013. Regular consumption of...

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Food Safety Week

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:01:00 +0000

The theme of Australian Food Safety Week this year is vulnerable populations, because these groups are growing rapidly. This increases the likelihood that either we may be in the vulnerable group...

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Food Recall: Toxic chemical in ChiTree Apricot Kernals

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:16:00 +0000

ChiTree Apricot Kernals are being recalled due to Potentially toxic levels of naturally occurring hydrocyanic acid. The recall applies to all packaging as there is currently no date coding or batch...

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Food Recall: Microbial spoilage in Devondale UHT Milk

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:08:00 +0000

Devondale UHT Skim Milk is being recalled due to bacterial spoilage in some packs resulting in the development of an objectionable flavour & odour. The recall applies only to the 2 litre product...

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Food Recall: Undeclared Allergens in Coles Supermarket Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:57:00 +0000

Kerry Pinnacle is conducting a food recall due to Undeclared Allergens (egg and sulphites). The incorrect packaging has been used resulting in products being packaged as "Choc Cherry Slice" and...

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Food Recall: Exploding softdrinks | Salamanda Food

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Food Recall: Exploding softdrinks Salamanda Food Bundaberg Burgundee Creaming Soda (340mL) is currently being recalled due to an increased pH level in the product, causing fermentation and an...

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Food Recall: Salmonella in Macadamia Nuts

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:21:00 +0000

Food Recall: Salmonella in Macadamia Nuts Chocolate coated macadamia nuts are being recalled due to Salmonella contamination.

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Food Recall: Potential for Glass in Beer

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:46:00 +0000

Little Creatures Brewing Pty Ltd—Pale Ale Pint, Bright Ale Pint and The Dreadnaught Single Batch Pint Little Creatures Brewing Pty Ltd—Pale Ale Pint, Bright Ale Pint and The Dreadnaught Single...

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Food Recall: Plastic in Baby Food

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:19:00 +0000

Rafferty's Garden Pty Ltd—Rafferty's Garden Italian Lasagne Premium Baby Food 10 months+

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To spray or not to spray?

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Avoiding chemical contamination of food product within your food business is not rocket science. It is common sense and basic food safety not to spray pest or cleaning chemicals directly onto...

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How to control External Documents for HACCP

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:19:00 +0000

The control of external documents is a requirement of the majority of food safety and quality standards including WQA, SQF and BRC. External documents are defined as being any document that...

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What does Clean really mean?

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:42:00 +0000

Cleaning is a basic requirement of the food industry but often one of the hardest requirements to achieve. All food law and customer standards require that the food business is clean, so what...

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The Value of Your Food Safety HACCP Consultant

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:09:00 +0000

The HACCP certification process can be very daunting for any food business and even more so when there is trade at stake. The majority of the time, it is the responsibility of one person...

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E.Coli Food Poisoning Outbreak: A Timely Reminder

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:15:00 +0000

The E.coli food poisoning outbreak in Germany is a timely reminder for food businesses to review their food safety hazard analysis tables. As it stands today, over 630 cases of HUS (Haemolytic...

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Metal Contamination: Can you really detect metal in your products?

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:02:00 +0000

There seems to be several food recalls every week due to metal contamination in finished product. If a metal detector was in place and operational, how is it that product has been recalled for metal...

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Coca-Cola learns a Food Recall Lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:45:00 +0000

It is amazing the effect that a poorly written and executed recall plan can have on the credibility of a business. One of the world’s most popular brands is under the spot light after failing...

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Food Business Notification

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:45:00 +0000

The NSW Food Authority has successfully prosecuted a food business for failing to notify their business in accordance to food legislation. A fine of $3,200 was issued for this...

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Hand Washing for HACCP

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:45:00 +0000

The legal requirements for food handlers in regards to hand washing are documented the relevant food safety legislation applicable to your country location. Food handlers are generally required to...

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How to document a HACCP Flow Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:45:00 +0000

The HACCP Flow Chart is the basis of any HACCP based food safety program. It is imperative that the food business documents this flow process correctly as the remaining HACCP principles are...

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HACCP Gap Audits

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:45:00 +0000

Prior to getting HACCP certification or certification to a customer standard, a food company may elect to have a HACCP GAP audit performed. In the majority of situations, food businesses elect...

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Food Safety of Japanese Imports

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:32:00 +0000

With the recent nuclear disaster issues in Japan there have been many media reports concerning the safety of both the food and water supply. FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand) have now...

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Love the Glove?

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Evans) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:59:00 +0000

There is much debate around whether to wear gloves or not during the food preparation and food handling process. It seems that every time I run a food safety training session someone always asks the...

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