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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.

FDA encourages the industry to thoroughly review its GRAS notification submission procedures before sending a notification to the agency.

This article describes how to submit a Food Contact Substance notification to FDA and how the food contact notification review process works.