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A look back at the past 100+ years since Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle changed the way we look at food safety.

Environmental hazards can impact the safety of the food products processed in food plants. Following Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Environmental Protection Agency regulations are thus imperative for food.

Court intervention may not be the last word on the time frame for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Why is FSMA implementation taking so long

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is an essential tool in the food safety arsenal and is used globally to ensure safe food worldwide.

Throughout its history, AFDO has been credited with establishing many similar cooperative ventures to advance food protection.

GS1 Standards help the entire industry speak the same language to reduce confusion, errors and costs as well as improve the safety of our food supply.

Safety considerations pertaining to the use of chemical pesticides for food production and public health require adherence to proper application practices.

The article highlights an interview with Fred Hayes, director, technical services, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute on international packaging issues.

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.  

The fate of Jensen Farms offers an important lesson for food companies. Failure of proper planning, careful contracting and ongoing oversight may have a substantial, and potentially devastating, effect on a food company’s business and the consumers it feeds.