Traceability is the key to executing a proactive retrieval of lots implicated in a suspected or identified pathogen-detection event.

Testing raw beef products for E. coli is only one piece of a larger puzzle to make sure contaminated meat doesn’t make it into grocery stores or homes.

An objective, science-based evaluation process must establish that functional components are safe at their projected use levels.

As nitrite’s human health benefits are uncovered, it’s critical to remember why nitrite is added to cured meats in the first place: food safety.

Dietary supplements are considered foods, although there are regulations that are unique and specific to dietary supplements.

There are numerous techniques available to screen materials for the presence of extraneous matter.

Mandatory testing to public standards is part of the solution for ingredient safety, but there are other risk-reduction strategies as well.

With the implementation of the California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement, huge strides have been made in the area of food safety.

Experts agree that pathogen contamination of produce growing in fields may be reduced by applying Good Agricultural Practices.

Refrigerated, perishable products offer a unique level of complexity since there is no singular technology to assure product safety for the broad spectrum of products that exist.