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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.

Planning for major disruptions in plant processes is critical to minimize financial costs to the facility and to protect consumers.

Survey results are presented from more than 100 food processors on their preparations for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Spices are the subject of increasing microbiological contamination-associated recalls for food pathogens.

Let’s take a journey back in time and reflect on how and why hygienic design plays a critical role in food safety and pathogen control.

Materials such as glass, metal, wood, plastic, bone, rocks and others are among those that the industry works very hard to keep out of raw materials, ingredients and finished goods.

In reviewing environmental monitoring programs for food manufacturing facilities, a common weakness is the investigation into the root cause of the positive test result.

There are many benefits for both the equipment fabricator and processor when they participate in the development and use of standards of hygienic design principles.