Archive for the ‘Beef’ Category
Discussing Best Practices for Beef Safety
Last week I was in Tampa representing Birko at the Beef Safety Summit. This meeting, organized by the Beef Industry…
Controlling Salmonella in Pet Food
With the FDA’s recent announcement that it plans to begin testing pet food for Salmonella, both consumers and pet food…
Controlling E. coli – A Multiple-Hurdle Approach
E. coli outbreaks continue to hurt the food processing industry in unexpected ways, as seen in the early summer 2011…
HB2 Bromine Precursor – A New Antimicrobial Intervention
With the ongoing quest for effective antimicrobial interventions, processors would do well to consider hypobromous acid and its precursor, Enviro Tech’s liquid HB2. Lab tests have shown…
How Rendering Plants Can Save Thousands of Dollars
Beyond helping our rendering customers meet FDA requirements while trimming costs, we can help with other aspects…
Birko Rendering Products and FDA Regulation
Many Birko rendering customers are challenged by the FDA’s safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States…
PAA Antimicrobial Interventions
Peracetic acid, or PAA, is a GRAS formulation and can be useful in certain applications such as treating arriving product destined for grind operations…
