In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Natalie Rainer and Dr. Peter Coneski, food regulatory experts at K&L Gates LLP, about the policy and legal issues surrounding food packaging chemicals of concern and targeted food additives, and the implications for industry.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Lucy Angarita of GS1 US about the challenges of, and progress made toward, compliance with FSMA 204 as the January 2026 compliance date approaches. Lucy also discusses actionable steps for companies to advance their traceability journeys.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Haley Oliver, Ph.D., Director of the USAID-funded Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab at Purdue University, about her work to improve global food safety through targeted projects in Kenya, Cambodia, Nepal, and beyond.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we discuss the top food safety stories of 2024 and their implications, including high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks, the ongoing avian flu outbreak in poultry and dairy cattle, FDA’s Human Foods Program restructuring, rising concerns and evolving legislation around food additives and chemical contaminants, and other topics.
In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to two MilliporeSigma food safety regulatory experts about the significance of Escherichia coli and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to food safety, as well as the importance of testing and the advanced testing solutions available for E. coli/STEC.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Thomas Gremillion, Director of Food Policy at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the coordinator of the Safe Food Coalition, about CFA’s advocacy for stronger federal food safety regulation. We also discuss CFA’s perspectives on current food safety regulatory hot topics.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Paul Shapiro, best-selling author and CEO of The Better Meat Co., about the food safety and sustainability advantages offered by various novel alternative protein products, their current regulatory oversight, and hurdles they must overcome before being scaled up and widely accepted by governments and consumers.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Johanna Velez, Vice President of Quality Assurance for Monin Americas, about how she encourages modernization, solves non-conformances, upholds an “Excellent” food safety rating, and reinforces a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. Bob Ferguson also discusses his latest “Food Safety Insights” column on processors' adoption of testing technologies at the international level.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. Carolyn Ross, Professor at Washington State University (WSU) and Director of the WSU Sensory Science Center, about emerging sensory perception technologies and their potential applications for food safety and quality assurance.
In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to food safety culture expert Dr. Lone Jespersen about how companies can select the best methods for food safety culture assessment, and how to communicate the insights gained from those assessments.
