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Globalization of the food supply brings incredible growth opportunities, but the accompanying challenges cannot be ignored. Traceability throughout a complex supply chain has resulted in much greater risk exposure and potential liability for food manufacturers.  

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.

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

Prerequisite programs are absolutely essential for ensuring food safety, as they form the base of a food safety program.

While the U.S. food supply is considered generally safe, a steady stream of high profile food-related illness outbreaks undermines that idea.

Organic integrity and prevention of contamination and commingling are the basis for many of the requirements in organic coffee production.

ISO has a mission to develop international standards in a transparent, open manner, which meet marketplace needs.

If the food safety standards and audit checklists are harmonized across the different audit groups, that should make it easier for customers to compare, and accept, audit results.  

Securing a global food supply chain requires a more thoughtful approach to how food businesses and governments look at ensuring food safety.