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Implementing tried-and-true food safety programs will reap tremendous outcomes for food safety along the supply chain.  

Under the final Sanitary Transportation rule, primary responsibility for nearly all safety risks during transportation falls to the shipper. Do you know the extent of your responsibility?

Since the regulation of genetically modified organisms in food was first established in the early 1990s in major regions of the world, countries have gone through an evolution of their own rules over the years.

It is important for manufacturers of organic or clean-label products to select packaging that helps them deliver on brand promises of purity.

The call for supply chain transparency represents many opportunities for those seeking to evolve along with the consumer, and not only meet but even exceed their expectations. 

The new Food Safety Modernization Act rule on intentional adulteration encourages U.S. food companies to take measures that prevent food safety problems from occurring and harming consumers.    

The Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule applies to shippers, loaders, receivers and carriers involved in transportation operations for the transportation of human and animal food.

The details of these guidance documents and some recent FDA enforcement actions in the ingredient space are discussed.

Would a single, national food safety agency in the U.S. ever become reality? Do we even want it to?

The need for traceability in the seafood sector is now widely recognized. Major seafood import markets have introduced traceability components to their import regulations in recent years.