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Globalization of the food supply brings incredible growth opportunities, but the accompanying challenges cannot be ignored. Traceability throughout a complex supply chain has resulted in much greater risk exposure and potential liability for food manufacturers.  

The main goal of food safety must be to target our food safety efforts toward the prevention of actual harm.

Best practices dictate that a third party assess the competency of the testing lab and its compliance with the relevant standards.

When we debate how animals should be treated, we are also debating the safety of our food.  

While you can’t make employees care about food safety, you can guide them: Tips and tools are presented for upper management to create a culture of food safety at food companies worldwide.

Outsourcing business functions, specifically laboratory testing  may increase efficiency and cut costs with proper planning, careful contracting and ongoing oversight.

Rainforest Alliance certification is one of the certifications that promote sustainable agriculture practices in line with increasing food safety.

Many food companies believe that, because of their position in the food supply chain, they are insulated from liability in the case of food-related illnesses. Read about cases that show otherwise and learn how to protect your brand.

Despite the widely accepted gains emerging from adopting food safety management systems worldwide, the foodservice and catering sectors have not made advances towards deploying such systems in improving their food safety and hygiene practices. Read more for a proposed framework to aid this situation.