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Trust, Transparency Focus of Maple Leaf Foods’ 12th Annual Food Safety Symposium

October 26, 2022

Maple Leaf Foods’ 12^th Annual Food Safety Symposium was held on October 24, 2022, and the theme was “How Measurement, Management and Transparency Builds Long Term Trust Among Stakeholders.”

Ep. 119: Live From the 2022 Food Safety Summit

May 24, 2022

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we interviewed professionals from the industry, regulatory, and nonprofit sectors, live from the show floor of the Food Safety Summit, which took place on May 9–12 in Rosemont, Illinois. We discussed food safety management systems, the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, recall modernization, supply chain disruptions, food fraud, and humanizing food safety through effective messaging.

Food Safety

How to keep traceability on track

Technology developers and program operators must make a compelling case for traceability if systems are to become omnipresent.

Richard Mitchell

March 4, 2020

Widespread traceability in the meat and poultry sector appears to be a concept whose time has come.

Why data is key to complete supply chain traceability in food & beverage

The benefits of traceability for companies along the supply chain make it an essential undertaking.

February 5, 2020

Here's the advantages of end-to-end traceability solutions for the food and beverage supply chain, and the steps companies need to take to start reaping their rewards.

Study: Blockchain to save food industry $31B by 2024

Research found that IoT and blockchain will add significant value to players involved in the supply chain, from farmers to retailers and consumers.

December 11, 2019

New data from Juniper Research, London, shows that blockchain will enable $31 billion in food fraud savings globally by 2024 by immutably tracking food across the supply chain.

Food Safety

How to handle notifying the public about recalls

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with the public during recalls and outbreaks

Crystal Lindell

August 20, 2018

During the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC web-site page for E. Coli got 2 million page views. The month before that, it had gotten just 125,000.

Transparent test patch signals contamination as it happens

The new technology has the potential to replace the traditional “best before” date on food and drinks.

April 30, 2018

Researchers from McMaster University, Canada, developed a test to bring certainty to whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.

Study reveals 'dangers' in presenting clean label products

With no uniform definition of clean labelling across the industry, retailers are urged to strike a balance between providing detailed nutritional information and ensuring that labels remain clear and easy-to-understand.

April 11, 2018

The report, “The Clean Label Phenomenon for Food Retailers: Enhancing Transparency for Consumers,” sponsored by Food Marking Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Solutions for Retail Brands, Inc. (S4RB), Fort Worth, Texas, and written by Kieran Forsey, co-founder and CEO of S4RB, says the clean labelling phenomenon has become a “moving target” for retailers as consumer demand for transparency soars.

FMI, CFI partner to promote transparency culture

FMI is partnering with CFI to develop a transparency index, based on consumer transparency expectations.

March 15, 2018

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo., partnered to create a new culture of transparency in the food system.

Supply chains

Supply chain transparency is a win-win for brands

Greater visibility drives consumer loyalty, helps meet government regulations and leads to a better understanding of a company’s own processes

July 13, 2017

As consumers demand more information about the origin and authenticity of the products they consume, farsighted brands seek to reach new levels of transparency.

Live: June 13, 2023 at 11:00 am EDT: Attend this webinar to learn ways to maximize your investment and minimize risk when it comes to plant hygiene and productivity.

Live: June 20 at 2:00 pm EDT: In this webinar, this expert panel will focus on the restaurant and grocery store perspectives. Attendees will walk away with actual strategies to immediately improve food safety culture at their organizations.

Live: June 27, 2023 at 1:00 pm EDT: Join quality experts in the food and beverage industry to learn how digitally enabled quality management enables organizations to deliver superior quality, reducing cost and brand risk.

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Trends in Food Safety and Protection

Trends in Food Safety and Protection explores the recent developments and ongoing research in the field of food safety and protection. The book covers improvements in the existing techniques and implementation of novel analytical methods for detecting and characterizing foodborne pathogens.

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