Articles Tagged with ''agricultural''

Cyber is the backbone for food and agriculture defense. Adversaries have the means, opportunity, and motivation to break the cyber backbone at will. If or when adversaries carry out an attack of large magnitude, the result could be a massive compromise of food safety, food defenses, and food security. To avoid that dark scenario, agriculture and food companies must properly prepare for a different kind of assault. The place to start is with their own cyber defense systems.

During the Thursday morning Town Hall at the 2022 Food Safety Summit, top food safety regulators from FDA, USDA, CDC, and AFDO discussed initiatives and advances in food traceability, food safety policy, recalls, pathogen monitoring, food safety culture, and a number of other timely areas. 

Per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are causing long-lasting contamination on Maine farms, prompting the state’s lawmakers to call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for financial assistance.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched its Agricultural Water Assessment Builder to help farms understand Agricultural Water Proposed Rule requirements.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is seeking stakeholder consultation for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) Harmonized GAP Plus+ version 3.0.

Virtual education and training sessions have become imperative to maintaining and ensuring business continuity. Learn how this format can work for your food business.

Although much of the United States had been shut down at presstime, to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the country is depending on food manufacturers, distributors and grocery stores to stay in operation. 

Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida's Panhandle on October 10, leaving behind much devastation in its wake, including significant agricultural damage.