Food Safety Featured Articles

  1. ERP May Deliver Best Practices For Safe Food Transport 5/21/2015

    Foodborne illnesses affect nearly 50 million Americans each year and according to the CDC. Compounding this problem are the countless types of food and the associated ways to handle and transport them. FSMA’s Sanitary Transportation of Human Food aims to provide some relief to the situation, but food companies are going to need some help and enterprise resource planning technology may provide the way.

  2. Traceability And Transparency Are Key Aspects Of Food Pathogen Testing 5/20/2015

    FSMA regulations require food manufacturers and processors to be proactive in their approach to food-safety events. Because of this, many food producing companies are beefing up traceability practices within their supply chains. Adding even more urgency to bolstering traceability practices is the growing complexity and global nature of modern supply chains, along with consumers demanding to know who harvested and transported the food product, where the food and its ingredients came from, and how the food was handled on its journey from harvest to table.

  3. The Nation's Largest Food Safety Inspection Database Is Up And Running 5/18/2015

    Food safety inspection data has traditionally been difficult to aggregate as each regulating agency has compiled its own data in individual databases. While it is fairly simple to find publicly available inspection data on the USDA and FDA websites, local and state agency information hasn’t been so easy to find… until now.

  4. USDA Finalizes Ruling For Labeling Of Mechanically Tenderized Beef 5/18/2015

    In response to growing concerns over bacterial contamination, mechanically tenderized meat products must now be labeled as such and must include proper cooking instructions.

  5. Food-Safety Management: ISO 22000 To Be Revised 5/7/2015

    ISO 22000, an international standard for food-safety management, is currently under revision with publication set for 2017. Pet food makers, as well makers of bottled water, are being asked for comments before the revision’s final publication.

  6. Leveraging APM Technologies Can Improve Your Food-Processing Operations 5/6/2015

    In a business environment as competitive as that of the food and beverage industry, manufacturers of all sizes are seeking ways to carve out a competitive edge. Ensuring that plant assets are being used to their full potential is a necessary part of remaining relevant in the market.

  7. How A Food Defense Plan Benefits Public Safety 5/5/2015

    Both the FDA and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are responsible for ensuring the food supply chain is safe from intentional contamination.  In addition to protection against accidental food-safety events, manufacturers and processors must also establish a plan to prevent against intentional contamination.

  8. FDA And FSIS Officials Chime In On Food-Safety Issues 4/30/2015

    Officials from both the Food and Drug Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service expressed optimism about FSMA’s progress at the recent National Food Policy Conference.

  9. Best Practices For Sanitary Design In Food And Beverage Plants 4/29/2015

    With FSMA’s final deadlines looming on the horizon, there is no better time than right now for food and beverage manufacturers to enhance plant safety and protect against high costs incurred by food safety issues.

  10. Tyson Foods Will Eliminate Human Antibiotic Use In Chickens 4/29/2015

    The number one poultry producer in the U.S. intends to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in chicken flocks by September of next year.