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During the last 45 years, while Americans have been taught not to trust institutions, the food business has grown into a large, complex system.

We can all take a page from the Chipotle playbook in responding to a foodborne illness outbreak.

Just how far can a food company go to protect itself in the name of food safety? Not as far as you may think.

Tracebacks are painstaking efforts that require investigators to be both detectives and scientists.

What is broken in the chain that allows a suspected foodborne illness event to be neglected and become an epidemic? Restaurant patrons should be encouraged to report suspected cases of foodborne illness in a timely fashion.

Traceback litigation usually follows one of two events—a recall or consumer-launched lawsuit. Can you guess how these epidemiological cases played out?  

Natural disasters are known to impact our food supply, and responders should implement plans before a disaster strike to help mitigate issues that arise.

In the food industry, as in the automotive industry, internal vigilance for product safety is imperative: The lives and health of customers depend on it. What else can we learn?  

ConAgra Foods has been recognized as a company that takes pride in its food safety culture and practices.

Although Foster Farms avoided the harshest of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s enforcement measures by making immediate changes to its manufacturing practices, it did not recall its products. Find out why.