Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team

Addressing concerns around brominated flame retardants in the environment and food, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is updating its decade-old risk assessments on different families of the chemicals. EFSA has launched a public consultation regarding the draft scientific opinion on the update of the risk assessment of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and its derivatives in food.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has opened a public consultation on the review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA).

Regulated food and feed products require authorization before they can be sold in the UK. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed reforms to its Regulated Products Service (RPS), for which the agency has launched a public consultation. 

FDA has partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to expand the focus of the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Test, which is examining how identifiers—unique numbers that capture information about legal business entities and their functions—can be leveraged to address a range of supply chain traceability needs.

With funding from the Center for Produce Safety, a researcher from the University of Arizona is exploring the usefulness of a handheld genetic sequencing device for in-field microbial characterization of irrigation water by the produce industry.

CRC Industries has made significant enhancements to its CRC Food Grade packaging and Food Safety Program, offering a comprehensive array of products for a wide range of food processing equipment within the framework of the CRC Food Safety Program.

The Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences’ (IAFNS) Fourth Annual Summer Science Symposium will be held on convene on June 4–5, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

A study of food safety inspections performed in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, and the U.S. has identified and described a common approach across countries.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now offers several resources to help state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions complete a risk factor study as part of Standard 9 (Program Assessment) of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Robert Manning, recall management expert, author, and CEO of Liquid, about how to prevent, prepare for, and recover from food product recalls.