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PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees can attend presentations and talk with food safety experts Sept. 28-30 at the Food Safety Summit Resource Center at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

3M Food Safety says its 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2–Listeria monocytogenes has been approved by the AOAC Performance Tested Methods program.

Consumer confidence in product quality and safety requires coordination of many efforts by individuals and organizations throughout the food industry.

On Dec. 19, 2014, in a backyard flock of mixed poultry in southern Oregon, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak was recorded. A crushing 180 days later, on June 17, 2015—the date of the last recorded detection—more than 48 million birds were dead as a result of the outbreak.

The avian influenza outbreak decimated the egg industry from December 2014 through June 2015. And it might soon reappear.

Certain limited breads produced under the Sara Lee, Great Value, Kroger, Bimo, Nature’s Harvest and L’Oven Fresh brands are affected.

New processing and packaging equipment and technology, educational sessions, and a showcase highlighting innovations await attendees at PROCESS EXPO.

Iba 2015 returns to Munich, Germany, Sept. 11–17.

FDA is scheduled to release the final new preventive control regulations for the food industry this month.

Joe Stout of Commercial Food Sanitation received the honor, which recognizes an active International Association for Food Protection member for dedicated and exceptional service to the profession of sanitarian.