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Quality Assurance & Food Safety (QA) Media focuses on insights and analysis of food safety, quality and defense for the food and beverage processing industry. The features, columns and “best practices” profiles of leading companies in each bi-monthly issue and online news and media provide practical applications that can be used on the plant floor.

Ninety-four percent of U.S. adults say they are concerned about the frequency of food recalls, up slightly from 93% in 2...
09/02/2026

Ninety-four percent of U.S. adults say they are concerned about the frequency of food recalls, up slightly from 93% in 2025, according to a new consumer survey commissioned by GS1 US. Read the details here: https://buff.ly/LExSCik

🎥 At IAFP 2026 in New Orleans, QA contributing editor Darin Detwiler spoke with Kelsey Kotecki, food safety and quality ...
09/01/2026

🎥 At IAFP 2026 in New Orleans, QA contributing editor Darin Detwiler spoke with Kelsey Kotecki, food safety and quality specialist at Nelson-Jameson, about the importance of trust and why sharing knowledge is vital to ensuring food safety. https://buff.ly/xjjnygO

🌱 FDA says a seed supplier has not acted on its recommendation to voluntarily recall an implicated lot of alfalfa sprout...
09/01/2026

🌱 FDA says a seed supplier has not acted on its recommendation to voluntarily recall an implicated lot of alfalfa sprout seeds tied to an ongoing multistate E. coli and Salmonella outbreak, raising the question: What happens when a company doesn’t act on an FDA recall recommendation?

Our May/June 2026 feature “To Recall or Not to Recall?” explores what FDA can — and can’t — do when a company won’t voluntarily recall a food product, and when the agency can step in. Read it here: https://buff.ly/AXRfhnn

The FDA says an unnamed seed supplier has not acted on the agency’s recommendation to voluntarily recall a lot of alfalf...
08/31/2026

The FDA says an unnamed seed supplier has not acted on the agency’s recommendation to voluntarily recall a lot of alfalfa sprout seeds under investigation in a multistate E. coli and Salmonella outbreak. https://buff.ly/OfkUrh0

The Meat Institute is raising concerns about the potential food safety implications of President Donald Trump's proposal...
08/31/2026

The Meat Institute is raising concerns about the potential food safety implications of President Donald Trump's proposal to expand farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to process their own meat as the administration considers changes aimed at increasing competition in the highly consolidated beef processing industry. https://buff.ly/uF6yn0U

Gen Z is driving interest in organic foods — and parenthood may be making that interest even stronger. New survey data f...
08/29/2026

Gen Z is driving interest in organic foods — and parenthood may be making that interest even stronger. New survey data from Dave’s Killer Bread looks at how attitudes toward organic products differ across generations, from Gen Z to baby boomers. https://buff.ly/lIAFKgB

QA will host the webinar “Traceability and Integrated Pest Management Webinar: Aligning Tools and Technology,” on Oct. 1...
08/28/2026

QA will host the webinar “Traceability and Integrated Pest Management Webinar: Aligning Tools and Technology,” on Oct. 1, featuring Dr. Bobby Corrigan and Microshare's Michael Moran, chief marketing officer, and Tom Jackson, chief data strategy officer. https://buff.ly/0hTR7pI

The International Dairy Foods Association is now accepting applications for its four top awards presented annually to le...
08/28/2026

The International Dairy Foods Association is now accepting applications for its four top awards presented annually to leaders in the dairy industry, which include the IDFA Laureate Award, the Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award, the IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award and the IDFA Workplace of the Year Award. Applications close Oct. 2. https://buff.ly/ZIWLSp5

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is investigating a case of cyclosporiasis in an Oʻahu resident who did not travel outsi...
08/27/2026

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is investigating a case of cyclosporiasis in an Oʻahu resident who did not travel outside the state during the likely exposure period, which could mark the first locally acquired case identified in Hawaiʻi in a decade. https://buff.ly/or8CIpp

Wild About Sprouts is calling for greater safety, transparency and accountability following the multistate outbreak of E...
08/27/2026

Wild About Sprouts is calling for greater safety, transparency and accountability following the multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella linked to certain alfalfa sprouts. https://buff.ly/M8Oox1f

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