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shelf-life guide for ready-to-eat foods issued
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leading industry bodies have put together free guidance to help food businesses determine the shelf-life of ready-to-eat (rte) foods. the shelf-life guidance, issued by the uk chilled food association and the british retail consortium, has been designed to help all businesses calculate an accurate safe time period that certain foods can be kept before they are eaten. it will also help firms meet european microbiology rules – especially regulation (ec) no: 2073/2005. this rule sets limits on micro-organisms in food, such as listeria. the guide covers a range of practical topics including requirements for the safe manufacture of rte foods, establishing shelf-life and a checklist for buying rte ingredients kaarin goodburn, general secretary of the cfa, which led food manufacturing sector input, said : “we are pleased that such a wide range of organisations participated in developing the guidance. we hope it will provide vital information on how to set shelf life, what the key pre-requisites are for making ready to eat food, and the basic principles of what to look for when selecting ready to eat ingredients.” practical and regulatory advice the document was put together as a result of partnership between a host of industry bodies including the food standards agency and the chartered institute of environmental health (cieh) with the national reference laboratory services for food microbiology (health protection agency) participating as an observer. it also includes a list of questions and answers about what to do if listeria monocytogenes are detected at a low level in an ingredient/food before the end of shelf life, how to measure ph and advice on when challenge testing would be appropriate. liz redmond from the food standards agency head of hygiene and microbiology division, said: “people need confidence in the safety of the food they buy; this guidance adds to the good work already being done by the food industry, cieh and the fsa to achieve this. i hope businesses and enforcement officers will find this a useful addition to the range of food safety information available to them.” a copy of the shelf-life guidance can be downloaded via the following link euro concern in an interview last year with foodproductiondaily.com, goodburn also voiced her concern that the increasing prevalence of listeria could be linked to the lengthy shelf-life assigned to some listeria-prone rte foods – particularly in some continental european countries. in some cases, she said these can be up to twice as long compared to the uk she suggested it was possible that rising rates of listeria could be linked to longer shelf lives allowed for foods such as rte smoked salmon, meats and specialist cheeses. combating listeria in rte foods has also become the focus of european concern. last october, the european commission said it would be contributing more than €1.5m to a survey on the prevalence of the bacteria in some rte foods across the economic bloc.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
22
March
2010
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aldi’s new ocean rise white tuna, released last week, is the first brand of canned tuna in australia awarded the marine stewardship council’s msc ecolabel. the sustainable pacific albacore tuna is a white-meat tuna, with a mild taste. the msc ecolabel certifies sustainably fished ocean products, including fish and seafood. msc certified fishing must be sustainable for the fish population, limit unintentional capture of other species in the fishing process, and conform to a code of conduct ensuring data transparency and flexibility.
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the new ready-to-eat hot fries will be available in stores and vending machines next month with a suggested retail price between $1.00 and $1.29 per three-ounce bag.in addition to the new hot fries line, the company also adds two new flavors to its existing poore brothers kettle-chip lineup this month, which includes mole and habanero variety. these are available in 8.5-ounce bags with a suggested retail price between $2.
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the stop & shop supermarket has ceased the sale of health valley 'no salt added' split pea soup after the recall by hain celestial the product may contain a milk ingredient, which poses a risk as an undeclared allergen. the affected product is health valley 'no salt added' split pea soup, 15oz can, with upc code of 3574222104 and code dates of july 22, 2011, august 18, 2011 and september 11, 2011.
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