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To obtain approval for a new food contact substance, a manufacturer is required to submit a food contact notification at least 120 days prior to the marketing of the substance.

If all aspects of the food industry can agree that food safety is not a competitive advantage, then leveraging food safety data in a collaborative environment will improve operations.

The process audit is a powerful tool. It allows the auditor to go beyond inspecting the cosmetic issues in a plant.

While it is not supposed to be there, acrylamide can form in food as a result of a heat-induced reaction between two naturally occurring ingredients, the amino acid asparagine and reducing sugars.

As discussed, FDA must meet its environmental responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act for all major and final agency actions.  

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.

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.