McDonaldā€™s to Eliminate Antibiotics from Chicken

…restaurants within two years. This comes on the heels of new leadership for the company. Steve Easterbrook began as CEO of McDonald’s on Monday, and brings to the role a…

…restaurants within two years. This comes on the heels of new leadership for the company. Steve Easterbrook began as CEO of McDonald’s on Monday, and brings to the role a…

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Shawn K. Stevens, Food Industry Counsel
Food Safety Attorney

The Food Safety Modernization Act for Dummies (Part 1)

By Shawn K. Stevens

companies shouldn’t be misled about the difficulty of compliance. How a company goes about making safe food is, well, with just a few exceptions, left up to the company itself….

companies shouldn’t be misled about the difficulty of compliance. How a company goes about making safe food is, well, with just a few exceptions, left up to the company itself….

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Shannon Cooksey, MS, PMP, Senior Director, Science Program Management at the Grocery Manufacturers Association

Food Safety Consortium Sneak Peek – Food Defense Rule

By Sangita Viswanathan

comments. We also believe another opportunity to submit comments on a food defense supplemental proposal, similar to what was done with Preventive Controls, would be a valuable use of time…

comments. We also believe another opportunity to submit comments on a food defense supplemental proposal, similar to what was done with Preventive Controls, would be a valuable use of time…

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Sangita Viswanathan, Former Editor-in-Chief, FoodSafetyTech

What to do Now to Migrate from HACCP to HARPC

By Sangita Viswanathan

…(HACCP) program, or formulate a new HARPC-based food safety plan, in order to comply with proposed rules under the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act in the In a recent FSMA…

…(HACCP) program, or formulate a new HARPC-based food safety plan, in order to comply with proposed rules under the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act in the In a recent FSMA…

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Roberta Wagner, Director, Office of Compliance, for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at FDA

How is FDA Surveillance Keeping Pace with FSMA Changes?

By Sangita Viswanathan

…Food safety risk associated with the sector or commodity; Risk associated with manufacturing process; Compliance history of facilities associated with an industry sector commodity in a given country or region…

…Food safety risk associated with the sector or commodity; Risk associated with manufacturing process; Compliance history of facilities associated with an industry sector commodity in a given country or region…

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Sustainability and Food Waste: Would You Eat Expired Food?

By Aaron G. Biros

Nearly half of all food produced throughout the world is lost to waste every year. Such an enormous amount of waste should motivate food companies to look for innovative ways…

Nearly half of all food produced throughout the world is lost to waste every year. Such an enormous amount of waste should motivate food companies to look for innovative ways…

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Traceability Requirements and Best Practices

By Michael Biros

What are the latest updates on FSMA? In response to the substantive nature of the public comments, FDA plans on proposing new versions of the Preventative Controls Rules for Humans…

What are the latest updates on FSMA? In response to the substantive nature of the public comments, FDA plans on proposing new versions of the Preventative Controls Rules for Humans…

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FDA Commissioner Hamburg to Step Down

…personalized medicine, disease control and drug approvals, is stepping down, Reuters News Agency has reported. Hamburg, 59, is one of the longest-serving FDA commissioners in the modern era. She was…

…personalized medicine, disease control and drug approvals, is stepping down, Reuters News Agency has reported. Hamburg, 59, is one of the longest-serving FDA commissioners in the modern era. She was…

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PerkinElmer Launches New Software for Rapid Detection of Food Adulterants

…DiVincenzo, President, Environmental Health, PerkinElmer. “We are committed to delivering advanced detection solutions to help our global customers address increasingly complex industry regulations related to food quality control and safety…

…DiVincenzo, President, Environmental Health, PerkinElmer. “We are committed to delivering advanced detection solutions to help our global customers address increasingly complex industry regulations related to food quality control and safety…

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