Communication and recordkeeping challenges are common in the cold chain. What if they didn’t have to be? IoT sensors could solve virtually every monitoring problem.
Item-level supply chain visibility, enabled by technologies like RAIN RFID, allows grocers and suppliers to track products in real time, reducing risks of spoilage, waste, and unsafe food. By closing data gaps, retailers can respond more precisely to recalls, optimize inventory, and minimize unnecessary losses, ultimately improving food safety, operational efficiency, and consumer trust.
The planned activities include Food Chemical Safety, Nutrition and Microbiological Food Safety. In line with these 2026 priorities, HFP is also publishing its proposed 2026 guidance agenda to increase transparency of their work and processes.
Edition 10 strengthens audit credibility, reinforces foundational food safety controls, and supports greater confidence in certification outcomes across the supply chain.
The agency issued a Request For Information (RFI) regarding labeling and preventing cross-contact of gluten in packaged food.
This legislation would put one agency clearly in charge with the singular mission of protecting the food supply with the resources, staff, and focus to achieve that goal. A single food safety agency, with a Senate-confirmed Commissioner, will strengthen oversight of the food supply, improve the health and well-being of Americans, and ensure companies that cut corners on food safety are properly held accountable.
The Institute for the Advancement of Food & Nutrition Sciences has opened the applications process for its Emerging Leaders Award to recognize excellence in food safety and nutrition sciences
There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food. This is not the case. Plant-based foods are just as vulnerable to the same pathogens we find in meat, fish, milk and eggs.
Mr. Robert Bane will be joining FSIS’ Office of the Administrator as Deputy Administrator of Field Operations, serving alongside Deputy Administrator Dr. Denise Eblen, who will focus on FSIS’ science and policy work.
Agentic AI will transform the food and beverage sector but it isn’t ready for it
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