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The ALERT message is designed to provide a concise and consistent approach to food defense awareness for use at any point in the food supply chain.  

Employing a Focused Improvement Team (FIT) methodology can drive rapid improvements in food safety.

Given the importance of risk assessment to public health decisions, food safety agencies have established mechanisms to engage the entire food industry on such issues.

Manufacturers should be able to verify the products obtained from their sanitation chemical supplier.

Assessment of some of the more commonly used inspection tools used in the industry today.

Nanoparticles are being studied for use in improving packaging to prolong shelf life and increase barrier properties to reduce contamination.

The decisions of risk managers are judgments reached by weighing facts and factoring in historical precedents.  

The 2005 FDA Food Code was known to be a model of food safety for retail operations.

It is important to translate the science of microbiology into practical and understandable terms for foodservice establishments.

FDA encourages the industry to thoroughly review its GRAS notification submission procedures before sending a notification to the agency.