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In the 1990s, FDA undertook additional efforts to ban or restrict uses of lead in association with food.

Dietary supplements are considered foods, although there are regulations that are unique and specific to dietary supplements.

Mandatory testing to public standards is part of the solution for ingredient safety, but there are other risk-reduction strategies as well.

With the implementation of the California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement, huge strides have been made in the area of food safety.

The food industry understands that Listeria is constantly moving around and being reintroduced into the environment.

Unlike any other regulatory credentials, those in food safety are decidedly different in scope and development, training and measures of competency.

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.

There is good reason for the new laws regarding labeling of products containing allergens or made in plants or on lines where allergens are handled.

This guide to online resources highlights some of the recent and promising research and scientific advances in microbial prevention, detection and process control technologies