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Subject:  PCA Sentencing: Historic Milestone in Food Safety
From: "Food Quality & Safety" <info at foodquality.com>
To: "L ROGER FALEN" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
Date: 10/06/15 15:31:20

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EUPDATE NEWS EXCLUSIVE
PCA Prison Terms Put Industry on Notice About Accountability

 The guilty verdicts and long prison terms for the top executives at the now defunct Peanut Corporation of American for their roles in the Salmonella outbreak in 2008-2009 mark an historic milestone in food safety, according to industry observers and those involved in food safety efforts who applaud a case that resulted in the harshest sentences to date for corporate executives held responsible for causing foodborne illness.
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IN OTHER NEWS
Phosphorus Additives Might Have Unintended Effects

 Phosphorous-based processed food additives have useful properties including bactericidal action, but might alter bone and mineral metabolism, according to human and animal studies.
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FROM PREVIOUS EUPDATE
Drones Take to the Skies to Keep Food Safer

 The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems predicts that 80 percent of the commercial drone market will be agricultural uses. The trade group that represents producers and users of drones recently conducted a study, “The Economic Impact of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the United States,” and found that precision agriculture has the most commercial promise in part, for unmanned aerial vehicles or drones’ ability to use sensors to scan plants for health problems, record growth rates and hydration, and locate disease outbreaks.
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FROM AUG./SEPT. ISSUE OF FOOD QUALITY & SAFETY
Flexible CIP User-Configurable Solutions

Food and beverage manufacturers recognize that having proper clean-in-place methods for closed systems is not only a regulatory requirement, but it also makes good business sense by ensuring consumer food safety and product quality.
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