NSF/ANSI 25-2021: Vending Machines for Food and Beverages
An American National Standard, NSF/ANSI 25-2021: Vending Machines For Food And Beverages, addresses the performance and safety of vending machines. Vending Machine Components There’s an […]
Food Safety and Bacteria
Dietary Supplements Standardization – How ANSI is Striving for Safety and Quality
Many Americans depend upon dietary supplements to fortify their nutritional intake. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), “3 out of every 4 […]
Detecting Bacteria in the Food Chain – An ISO Approach
Standards Assure Safety in What You Eat With nearly 800 million people worldwide lacking the food needed to live healthy lives and one-third of all […]
Detecting Bacteria in the Food Chain: ISO 21528-2:2017
International standard ISO 21528-2: 2017: Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae specifies a method by which users […]
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2017 – Testing Refrigerated Vending Machines for Sealed Beverages
There are close to 7 million vending machines active in the United States, accumulating tens of millions of dollars for the industry, with cold drinks […]
Turmeric: A Lead Contaminated Superfood
For years now, the spice turmeric has been blessed with a growing popularity in the United States, where it has been given the exalting label […]
Seafood Fraud – Do Not Trust Fish Names
Have you eaten red snapper lately? Odds are that if you think you have, you actually probably haven’t, since 87 percent of red snapper available […]
Food Safety Standards
Food safety is of great importance and is the subject of many standards. Mold, fungus, coliform bacteria, listeria, parasites, allergens as well as chemical pesticides […]
Food Safety Testing Standards
Food safety testing standards from ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, address the general foundations for a wide range of tests as well as standards […]
California’s Food Handler Card Law
In California’s food industry, the Food Handler Card certificate – introduced by SB 602 a year ago and refined by SB 303 (chaptered Sep. 6th, 2011) […]