FDA recognized the importance of facilitating the development of industry training, and, in cooperation with the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health, created the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance.  

Food safety is of central importance to all countries in the Americas, regardless of their level of development. Beyond threats associated with any specific product or contaminant, the most pressing challenge is to establish, promote and support a food safety culture, one in which all consumers both expect and have access to healthy food, regardless of where or by whom it is produced.    

As the voice of the U.S. pet food and treat industry, the Pet Food Institute (PFI) is talking about the manufacturing process, the regulatory environment and the companies that feed America’s dogs and cats. It’s important and our responsibility to provide those facts.

Since the new rules for FSMA were developed, food manufacturers of all sizes have been working to determine how to implement them into their culture and new food safety plans.

Safe Quality Food (SQF) audits are undergoing modifications. Food facilities should take note of SQF revisions and how these changes may affect your business.

 There is a real need for risk-based preventive controls to pinpoint food safety issues along the food supply chain.

 The Food Safety Modernization Act’s provisions on agricultural water require reevaluation.

Interview with the Association of Public Health Laboratories on why a lab might join the ISO Cooperative Agreement Program  

It is important to understand your rights and responsibilities during a food regulatory inspection.

Here we decipher the FSMA regulations as they apply to winemakers, brewers and distillers. Are you compliant?