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The juice proficiency testing program is back for the year 2023! The Juice Proficiency Test program provides you with an insight into your laboratory’s current testing abilities and points out areas that might need improvement. It is fairly easy to participate in the Juice Proficiency Test 2023. There are 4 simple steps in the testing…
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New Food Product Launch in 2022 Mycoprotein is Appearing next Meatless Meat Cuts Some food start-ups are using mycelium for food production. Some companies are developing fungal mycelium as an ingredient to artfully create plant-based meats like bacon, burger, sausage, and steaks. This is more like using mushrooms for Umami flavor with other plant-based ingredients.…
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Plan It is important to plan your menu several weeks before the holiday to cut down anxiety and stress. If you are planning to cook a turkey, you need to take the following into consideration prior to Thanksgiving or another holiday gathering. When to Buy Fresh or Frozen Turkey There is no difference in quality…
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Why Food Business? Do you know that food is the only thing that brings people together on the dinner table almost every single day. For many food provides emotional support including the nourishment to the body. Providing food to the society is a noble cause and expanding availability of food through your business is simply…
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The health conscious consumers have given a boost to vegetarianism and veganism and meat lovers are at the verse of adopting new source for their protein plant-meat. Yes, you are reading it correct, plant-meat. I am not sure who discovered the word “plant-meat” but in today’s world anything like fake-food, plant-meat, clean-meat, green-meat – all…
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Starting a New Food Business hosted its 10th annual workshop September 3-4, 2019 in Marietta, GA. This workshop addressed many concerns of the Georgia’s food entrepreneurs who are just getting started. Workshop participants’ products ranged from pepper jams, roasted pecans, low sugar cakes to delicious salsa. In this two-day workshop, participants learned the best practices…
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Ground bison meat has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty-one people in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with the E. coli O103 and O121 strains. CDC and FDA has launched an investigation…
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The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed 17 cases of E. coli O103 infection in Georgia. Because this is an ongoing investigation, the number of cases is expected to increase. These illnesses are part of a multistate E. coli outbreak sickening nearly 100 people…
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https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-11-18/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/reading-07-18/index.html
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Zoning or segregation of food processing areas presents a unique environment for the food processors to identify area of potentially risk for microbiological cross-contamination. The facility design outlines offers risk-based hazard assessment to determine potential sources of contamination, traffic patterns, employee hygienic practices, and suitable preventive control measure for these areas.
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