Articles by Bob Ferguson

Food facilities will need to conduct a vulnerability assessment and develop plans to prevent or minimize the risk from threats to their food operations.

We present more findings about the experiences of processors and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the Food Safety Modernization Act.

The Food Safety Modernization Act and the resulting regulations and requirements have had an impact on how processors conduct their operations.

Recalls and outbreaks are increasingly being identified and traced back to their sources through whole-genome sequencing.

The data indicate that processors are making preventive efforts to maintain or improve the performance of their allergen programs.

We checked in again with processors to find out more about how FSMA compliance has affected their operations, costs, and the biggest issues they say that they still face.

 Allergens are an unavoidable part of food processing and effective control is key.  

The way processors view their responsibilities regarding microbiological testing is changing. Regulatory pressure and a focus on food safety are causing changes in where processors do their testing.