Food Safety

FDA Marking World Food Safety Day

The global event aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks to contribute to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, and market access.

June 7, 2021

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Food Safety

FDA Launches Challenge to Spur Development of Affordable Traceability Tools

The challenge is part of the agency’s broader food safety efforts to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace.

June 2, 2021

Pest Control

From Pest Control to “Roof Diapers,” Food Safety for DC and Warehouse.

AIB International discusses solutions for good manufacturing practices in areas where facilities struggle to meet standards and tend to overlook.

May 28, 2021

Regulatory

Cannabis Food Safety Culture

GTI emphasizes the importance for the cannabis industry that facilities meet strict regulations and train their workforce to develop a food safety culture.

April 21, 2021

Food Safety

FDA's Plan to Reduce Toxic Elements Exposure in Baby Foods

The agency’s new Closer to Zero plan will follow a four-stage iterative approach that includes research, regulatory, and outreach efforts.

April 20, 2021

Regulatory

Good News All Around on Food Safety

There’s one caveat: A qualified and experienced workforce that has remained elusive over the past two decades is one of the greatest challenges in creating your food safety culture.

April 16, 2021

IIoT

Facilities Optimize Cost-Saving Sustainability With MnTAP | Digital Innovation Production Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

On this "Take Five" episode, editor Aaron Hand tackles how COVID-19 accelerated food and beverage producers digital transformation journeys. Melissa Griffen covers how an intern program's sustainable solutions drove cost saving for Minnesota companies.

April 9, 2021

Regulatory

Building a Food Safety Culture: Empowerment to the People

Commitment, collaboration, and communication are essential for building a successful food safety culture. But don’t forget that people at all company levels are the dominant factor in producing high-quality, safe food and beverages.

April 6, 2021

Food Safety

Wegmans, Mondelēz Head up GFSI’s CEO-led Coalition of Action

GFSI is now The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on Food Safety. It will focus on more agility and transparency, led at the CGF-board level by Dirk Van de Put, chairman and CEO, Mondelēz International, and Danny Wegman, chairman, Wegmans.

March 30, 2021

Food Safety

Consequences of Supply Chain Blind Spots and Solutions Revealed in New Survey

U.S. companies lose millions of dollars due to spoilage; improved tracking methods can increase end-to-end visibility and mitigate loss.

March 8, 2021

Sustainability

Precipak Announces Sealpac Representation in U.S.

Innovative traysealers extends line of solutions for food processing industry.

March 2, 2021

Industry News

Annual GFSI Conference to Be Held Virtually March 23 to 25

At the event, food industry professionals across public and private sectors will reflect on an unprecedented 12 months and discuss solutions to shared challenges.

March 2, 2021

Regulatory

‘Bending the Curve’ of Foodborne Illness Through More Traceability Rules

A traceability initiative proposes to overcome barriers to giving FDA accurate, timely, and comprehensive information about a food’s manufacturing history to prevent further distribution and public health crises during a recall.

February 22, 2021