Reducing Lead Exposure from Food October 1, 2009 In the 1990s, FDA undertook additional efforts to ban or restrict uses of lead in association with food.Read More
GFSI’s Role in Harmonizing Food Safety Standards June 1, 2009 Whenever the Global Food Safety Initiative standards are presented at various international forums, there is a discussion on which standard is best.Read More
Taking a Closer Look at Inspections June 1, 2009 Because inspections are broad in scope and use established standards, they have to be objective.Read More
Employees FIRST: Food Defense Awareness for the Front Line June 1, 2009 FDA found that while employees were aware of food safety rules and regulations, food defense awareness was not as high.Read More
The Missing Element in Microbiological Food Safety Inspection Approaches, Part 2 April 1, 2009 Microbial growth niches occur when moisture, nutrition, time and growth-conducive temperatures occur in a non-sterile environment.Read More
Are Food Plant Audits Overrated? April 1, 2009 Third-party audits have played, and by necessity will continue to play, a very important role in assuring the safety of the food supply.Read More
The Missing Element in Microbiological Food Safety Inspection Approaches, Part 1 February 1, 2009 The food industry has implemented a number of approaches to food safety inspection through the years, including finished product testing, and GMP and HACCP verification audits.Read More
Moving from Paper to Electronic HACCP Records February 1, 2009 Electronic HACCP should also support the data collection and handling associated with assignable cause and corrective action logging.Read More
Does Animal Welfare Affect Food Safety? February 1, 2009 Regardless of the method of raising meat animals, dairy livestock or poultry, the greatest contributor to humane handling is management practices.Read More
Concerns Related to International Risk Analysis December 1, 2008 A key discipline for further reducing foodborne illness and strengthening food safety systems is risk analysis.Read More