The Guelph Food Technology Centre has merged with NSF International, benefitting current members and clients with a broad array of NSF food safety training, auditing and certification services.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Board of Directors has announced that the Global Red Meat Standard, Fourth Edition, Version 4.1, has been successfully re-benchmarked and has achieved recognition against the GFSI Guidance Document, Sixth Edition.

Japan has eased some of its restrictions on U.S. beef, so exports to the Asian nation may grow. Since February 1, 2013, Japan is allowing U.S. beef shipments to come from cattle as old as 30 months, which is a widely used standard