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This article offers a view of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) from countries exporting into the U.S. and what is required to move forward.

To determine whether a food package can be legally marketed around the globe, one must consider many factors related to the packaging of the food item.

A key area of focus for the food industry today is functional beverages—the fastest-growing sector of the functional food market.

Food safety policy of the European Commission is aimed at ensuring high levels of consumer interest and health protection.

An essential supplement to quality and safety systems that anchors them in reality is periodic testing to verify the authenticity of food ingredients.  

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.  

The issue of food ingredients and their quality is an often overlooked yet critical component of food safety.

The measurement of L. monocytogenes plays a significant role in the perceived control of this specific microorganism in ready-to-eat foods.

Whenever the Global Food Safety Initiative standards are presented at various international forums, there is a discussion on which standard is best.

A key discipline for further reducing foodborne illness and strengthening food safety systems is risk analysis.