{"id":1164,"date":"2015-06-28T07:47:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T07:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/priorclavena.wpengine.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2020-01-30T22:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T22:23:29","slug":"blogfood-processors-quality-assurance-sterilizers-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2015\/06\/28\/blogfood-processors-quality-assurance-sterilizers-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Processors, Quality Assurance, Sterilizers, and Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream voluntarily recalled products and closed retail scoop shops in April 2015 after listeria was found in a random sample.\u00a0The FDA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodsafetynews.com\/2015\/05\/fda-inspectors-find-inadequate-testing-cleanliness-at-jenis-ice-cream-plant-in-ohio\/#.VYcvMBNViko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promptly conducted a ten-day inspection, concluding that a number of problems contributed to the contamination, including employees failing to follow safety procedures, a lack of environmental testing, and a general failure to take equipment sterilization seriously.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This listeria outbreak highlights the problem with a reactive approach to food safety.\u00a0Relying on post-production QA leads to contaminated food reaching the public before food manufacturers even know there is a problem.\u00a0In essence, the public is serving as the QA department, and they submit their report by checking in to a hospital. It\u2019s no surprise that <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/244664-fda-is-finalizing-new-rules-for-human-and-animal-food-facilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the FDA is expected to soon mandate use of preventative monitoring and testing,<\/a>\u00a0including HACCP, for all food manufacturers \u2014 a decision in part driven by this year\u2019s string of ice cream-related listeria headlines.<\/p>\n<p>This sudden shift to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/customers\/autoclaves-for-food-beverage\/\">proactive food safety<\/a> model has caught many food processors off balance. With so many food and beverage QA departments rushing to come up to speed, it can be easy to inadvertently invest in a tabletop sterilizer that\u2019s not up to the task. Check out this list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2015\/02\/23\/blognot-so-affordable-autoclaves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tabletop autoclave red flags<\/a>\u00a0before making a commitment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream voluntarily recalled products and closed retail scoop shops in April 2015 after listeria was found in a random sample.\u00a0The FDA promptly conducted a ten-day inspection, concluding 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