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Whistleblowing can serve to keep bad practices in check, but does it play a regular role in the food industry?

How do we decide whether our food supply is still vulnerable to the effects of terrorism? Unfortunately, the threat remains.

Social responsibility is increasing taking root at food companies and directly impacting food safety and quality objectives.

 Many companies struggle with the transformation from food safety compliance to food safety culture. One great strategic tool is the food safety committee.

Industry leaders in food retail help elucidate the challenges around creating a culture of food safety.

Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) generates considerable concern from multiple perspectives. Ongoing EMA-related research focuses on the vulnerabilities in the food system, drivers that create an opportunity for EMA and the impact of EMA with an emphasis on public health consequences.

The rogue regime of North Korea could cause catastrophic effects on the world’s food supply. Read more to find out how.

One of the biggest areas of food waste is maintaining the cold chain. This means that all players in food supply—including producers, shippers, warehouses, retailers and consumers—have a role to fill when it comes to tackling the challenge of food waste.

FDA recognized the importance of facilitating the development of industry training, and, in cooperation with the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health, created the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance.  

Food safety is of central importance to all countries in the Americas, regardless of their level of development. Beyond threats associated with any specific product or contaminant, the most pressing challenge is to establish, promote and support a food safety culture, one in which all consumers both expect and have access to healthy food, regardless of where or by whom it is produced.