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Section: Food Safety > Regulatory

AI in FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Artificial intelligence is a team sport that has the potential to more easily mitigate or completely avoid emerging risks, say food industry experts.

September 1, 2022

From left to right: Cronan McNamara (Creme Global), Maria Velissariou (Global Corporate Research & Development), Nikos Manouselis (Agroknow).

Food Safety, Sustainability, Convenience Lead Pet Food Efforts

With the pet food market skyrocketing and owners changing the way they care for their pets, manufacturers are innovating to meet a long list of consumer values, notes a survey-based report from CRB.

July 25, 2022

Getty Images Labrador 1352030963

Proper Labeling of Bioengineered Food With AIB

AIB International provides a course in dotting I’s and crossing T’s in complying with NBFDS, applicable to the entire food and beverage industry.

May 4, 2022

AMS provides a Bioengineered Label to comply with NBFDS.

FDA Proposed Rule for Traceability—Are You Prepared?

Perishable items and nut butters will be among foods requiring increased traceability records under FDA proposed ruling expected later this year. Automation, increased due diligence, and additional staffing are in offing for affected food processors.

April 1, 2022

Step Up Against Foodborne Illness

Nonprofit emphasizes education and proper food safety culture as the means to reducing and preventing contamination.

January 24, 2022

Stop Foodborne Illness aims to get certain strains of Salmonella in poultry declared pathogens, following the same process it used to combat E.coli.

Advanced Food Safety Inspection from Thermo Fisher Scientific

The company demonstrated metal detection and X-ray inspection technologies, including its newly appearing Sentinel 1000 Selectscan, at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

October 14, 2021

Thermo Fisher Sentinel 1000 head for metal detection.

FDA Announces Low- or No-Cost Food Traceability Challenge Winners

Companies respond to the challenge with source to store, farm to fork, and more localized traceability solutions.

September 22, 2021

The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-cost Tech-enabled Traceability Challenge calls upon companies to invest in innovation through R&D to improve U.S. competitiveness.

Tech Companies to Help FDA With Track-and-Trace Solutions

A traceability system to match FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint is a must for food manufacturers. But traceability goals will require more than regulations; a partnership between technology providers and food manufacturers will be essential.

September 20, 2021

Jeffrey Barach, Contributing Editor

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

The cannabis industry is heavily monitored and must develop a food safety culture that meets all GMPs and requirements.

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

FDA launches new program to reduce exposure to toxic elements in baby foods.

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

Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief, ProFood World Magazine

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

Smithfield moved quickly at the outset of COVID-19 to implement protocols mitigating the risk of viral transmission by employing barriers, masks and shields, and enhanced air purification systems across its facilities. Photo courtesy of Smithfield Foods.

Mexico Labeling Regulations: Meeting the Challenge

Nearly six months after the enaction of NOM-051 about front-of-package labeling for foods and non-alcoholic beverages, a webinar of Enlace EXPO PACK 2021 brought companies up to date on the progress made and the challenges of its implementation.

April 5, 2021

CANAINCA, is the only organization that represents the industries dedicated to processed foods manufacturing in Mexico.

Food Grade Recycled Plastics In Latin America

A digital event of Latin American experts recently organized by CMT (Centre for Management Technology) gave us an in-depth view into regional strides in regulating the use of recycled materials in food grade packaging.

March 23, 2021

For the last 15 years manufacturing plants throughout Latin America have been using PET decontamination technologies. In Mercosur countries, as well as in others outside this block, mandatory or voluntary standards and regulations have been enacted in relation to recycled post-consumer PET safety issues.

‘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

Staying on the Cutting Edge

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how essential food plant workers truly are and demonstrates the need for a digital transformation in food and beverage processing.

February 9, 2021

Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

The Food Safety Modernization Act: Today and Tomorrow

A recent article by Frank Yiannas, FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, provides insights on the agency’s progress and what happens next.

January 7, 2021

Fsma At 11 Years Old

Overcoming Ink Obstacles in High-Speed Primary Packaging Coding

Matthews Marking Systems’ Active Bulk Ink System ensures accurate performance of thermal inkjet printers.

November 11, 2020

Ray Fortuna, global product manager at Matthews Marking Systems discusses the Active Bulk Ink System (ABIS) at PACK EXPO Connects

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