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The year 2015 was the first year that Food Safety Magazine embarked on a seemingly impossible feat—to track every single food product recall announced in the U.S. and Canada. Here's a look back at the year.

One of the greatest difficulties in advancing public support for science-based regulation is the public’s lack of understanding of toxicity.

Hazard Analysis and risk assessment are not the same; should they be kept separate?

When a foodborne outbreak occurs within the United States and the suspect product is one of foreign origin, government agencies and food producers must work together efficiently to identify the cause of the outbreak.

Are you providing meaningful, regulation-compliant information on your food product labels?  

It is critical for suppliers and manufacturers to reshape, reinvent and reimagine their approach to ensuring the safety of food ingredients.  

Although date labeling of food has a long history, it has become more visible in the past few years as attention to and concern about food loss and waste have heightened.

Canada’s food safety system is complex but effective because of ongoing progress in regulatory standards.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission develops international food safety and nutrition standards in addition to quality standards, guidelines and codes of practice.

Enforcement of laws relating to food labeling is also becoming stricter in China.