Poor cleaning and sanitizing in food manufacturing can be a cause of foodborne illness by unintentionally inoculating the food products as they are manufactured. What are we monitoring for? An effective Environmental Monitoring Program in a food manufacturing facility determines whether a pathogen or a spoilage organism is remaining after cleaning is performed and during […]
Archives for February 2022
Around the World in Trendsetting Petfood Launches
Around the World in Trendsetting Petfood Launches Anyone who reads this space regularly knows I have a love for new product innovation. I spend a fair amount of time looking at where people see whitespace and what’s going on in other markets. It’s inspiring, sometimes head scratching – immunity-enhancing tuna fish, for instance, but always […]
California Strawberry February 5, 2022
The California strawberry crop is developing well. The quality of the strawberry plants this year look much better than they did in 2021. At this time last year it was apparent that there would be problems with production, but so far the development of the plants in the ground looks outstanding. The potential is there […]
USDA End of Year Cold Storage Fruit Inventory
The USDA Cold Storage Report for the end of the year 2021 shows an overall lower volume of most fruits relative to their ten year average. Strawberry and peach increased in volume from the previous year, but still remain lower than historical averages. Raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, and tart cherry all decreased from the previous year […]
