A low-cost analytical method is introduced to verify place of origin for olive oil.
A food fraud program should identify targeted measures based on an organization’s unique supply chain risk to ensure food safety, authenticity and brand protection. Ongoing supply chain disruptions dictate the need for vigilant attention to ingredient and supplier risk. Many food companies find value in expert guidance to set up a food fraud program so that food safety and fraud risks are not unintentionally missed.
Abbott voluntarily recalled several products manufactured at its Sturgis, Michigan plant following complaints of Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport illnesses in infants. One illness may have contributed to an infant death.
For years now, many food processors and manufacturers have looked to color-coding as a method for ensuring quality and preventing product contamination and cross-contamination. Now more than ever food facilities can benefit from a color-coding plan.
A study of the criminal nature of food fraud was been published in the UK.
A group of physicians, scientists, environmental and public health groups are demanding that the agency set stringent limits on the use of bisphenol A in plastics that come into contact with food.
There are high fines for a company caught in a vanilla adulteration case.
The agency is working with industry and government partners to assist food and agriculture companies as they navigate the significant impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 changed the way we live, work and play. As part of these changes, onsite dining has declined since the beginning of the pandemic, and many customers are still choosing “to go” meals to eat at home vs. dining out at restaurants. Just as Zoom transformed the way we conduct business meetings from home, ghost kitchens are changing the way we serve guests.
The agency is touting its achievements in the area of pathogen control, supporting small businesses, transparency in labeling, and more effective collaboration with partners, to name a few.
