by David Mikkola | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Follow Up Article – Cucumbers and Salmonella – Irrigation Water the Likely Culprit Part 2: Monitoring Irrigation Waters A previous blog posting discussed a foodborne illness involving cucumbers and Salmonella contamination. In that incident, surface waters used to...
by David Mikkola | Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cleaning and Sanitizing Monitoring Log GENERIC Lessons from Foodborne Illness Cases: What to Do After The Plan is Approved? The Boars Head incident is still being investigated. There are lessons, however, about what to do differently, what actions are needed, after...
by David Mikkola | Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Follow Up Article – Monitoring Food Safety One: Listeria Linked to Boars Head Second: Lessons from Boars Head This blog posting discusses the use of HACCP Plans after approval, the work needed to make the Plan effective and one case where a food processor, Boars Head,...
by David Mikkola | Jun 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Importance of Package Labels A case of botulism in Australia drives home the lesson: monitor those package labels carefully! This blog has previously posted articles about the importance of checking package labels. Here is another example of why this is so...
by David Mikkola | May 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cleaning Up: Include the Smart Phone! Food safety consultants emphasize the need to keep monitoring lists, logs and schedules, for fear of missing an important area or concern. Cleaning schedules, for instance, should be constantly revised as audits show incomplete...
by David Mikkola | May 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why are leafy greens such a risk? These foods did not receive special notice prior to 2009. However increased public demand for salads and sandwiches increased the food supply and use. Large muti-state illness outbreaks, spinach in particular, raised awareness of the...
