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What does the Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls proposed rule mean for existing food safety programs? Read more for an glimpse into what could make it into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final rule.  

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.

ISO 22000 is a nonprescriptive standard that provides both opportunities and challenges to organizations that desire to implement the requirements.

Even with two proposed rules out for public comment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is behind schedule in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). What can we expect since President Obama’s reelection in terms of food safety?

An overview of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two proposed rules—Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food and Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption—are discussed.

While implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) timeline remains uncertain, by exercising its FSMA-provided authority to suspend the registration of Sunland, Inc., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed how it will utilize FSMA to protect public health.

Recent lawsuits involving disputes over food contamination losses demonstrate that executives at food companies should do more to protect themselves against such risks. Find out what you need to know to protect your brand.

To prevent your food processing facility from shortfalls in outsourced pest management, it is essential to perform quality audits of the services provided.

Speculation on how the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will affect domestic fish producers and importers is offered.