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Green sprouts have been the poster child for a fresh produce item that causes more than its share of food safety concerns.

Interpreting voluntary advisory statements on products containing a gluten-free certification is a frequent and understandable source of confusion for both consumers and retailers.

It’s time for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reassess some additive clearances based on updated data.

It is critical for management to align food safety objectives with business needs for a successful and meaningful food safety management system. Here are the top 10 reasons why companies that work in the food industry may want to pursue developing and implementing such a system.

What your company puts on the food label has many implications, from consumer choice to regulatory compliance. Learn how you may be affected by labeling trends.

 There is a real need for risk-based preventive controls to pinpoint food safety issues along the food supply chain.

Although no one disputes FDA’s interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act, an environmental issue has only once prevented a clearance for a food packaging material from proceeding.

New devices, so-called electronic noses, have been described as both a cost-effective and a timesaving substitute for the determination of shelf life, food quality and origin.

Can biopreservatives answer the call for “clean” labels?

Biofilms represent, at best, a persistent harborage for native microbes and, at worst, a source of ongoing contamination (and recontamination) with human pathogens.