Kausal 2012
The 5th International Congress on Self-Control and Food Safety - KAUSAL 2012 will be held from 17 - 19 October in Barcelona with the theme All together, safer food. This conference is the leading...
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The Codex Alimentarius Commission, jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), on July 4 announced new food-safety regulations, including the...
View ArticleFSMA and its impact on the packaging line
By now, food processors around the US—and the world—are familiar with the basic principles behind FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law in January 2011. Though new requirements...
View ArticleTraceability systems needed to increase trust in food safety
The number of recalls in Canada, the US and the rest of the world point to the need for a robust system of traceability to protect the safety and quality of the food supply. In a new publication for...
View ArticleAgroterrorism defense: Are you prepared?
When we think of terrorist targets, skyscrapers and monuments probably come to mind before the national food supply. But researchers at Georgia Tech’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering...
View ArticleMentoring programme leads to new guidelines to control foodborne diseases
As production systems change and the food chain lengthens to meet the needs of a globalized industry, the potential for contamination at different points along that chain also changes. To address this,...
View ArticleFood Safety Summit 2014 focuses on FSMA
More than 1,500 food safety professionals gathered at BNP Media’s 16th Annual Food Safety Summit (FSS) last month in Baltimore, MD to learn about the latest FSMA updates and how they will affect their...
View ArticleEuropean Food Safety Symposium comes to the UK
The food safety professionals from around Europe will be gathering to present and discuss topics that are challenging the production of safe food at a major European Symposium taking place in Cardiff...
View ArticleNestlé announces $31-million expansion to Ohio quality assurance center
Facility in Dublin, Ohio, features microbiology lab, renovated chemistry lab
View ArticleCGC grain safety programs recognized for rigor and credibility
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has recognized the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) grain safety certification programs, noting the programs demonstrate “rigor and credibility.” The GFSI is a...
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