Food Safety in a Global Village

High-Quality Traceability Key to Global Food Safety

Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By John Keogh Earlier this year, the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) released a statement about the agency’s investigation of the November 2018 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in relation to contaminated romaine lettuce in California raising some interesting points. The FDA announcement essentially confirms what many of us have had suspicions about, that analytical chemistry is […]

Categories: A Global View, Food Contamination, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Safety Challenges, Food Safety Standards, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management
Tags: analytical chemistry in food safety , food recall , food traceability
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Industry-Government Collaboration: The Changing Role of Controlling Bodies

Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Cesare Varallo Our first blog post in this series looked at why changes are needed in the regulatory systems affecting imported food, and how the EU is dealing with this crucial issue. Today’s blog post examines the approach being taken by Canada and the United States. After an evaluation that started back in 2016 […]

Categories: A Global View, Canadian Standards, Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Modernization Act, Food Safety Standards, Food Safety Trends, Global Import/Export, Global Standards, Global Supply Chain, Industry Standards, Regulatory Compliance, Trends in the Industry
Tags: controlling authorities , controlling bodies , food and feed law , Food Safety , official regulation controls
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Japan’s Food Safety Systems Get Global Recognition

Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Lois Harris Pulling together a globally-recognized food safety certification system in a nation in which the vast majority of traditional food manufacturers are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seems like a nearly impossible task. But Japan has done it. In late 2018, the Japan Food Safety Management Association and the Japan GAP Foundation received […]

Categories: A Global View, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Standards, Global Import/Export, Global Standards, Global Supply Chain, Regulatory Compliance, Supply Chain Management
Tags: food safety management in Japan , Japan food safety , japan food safety management association
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New Food Safety Rules for Imports: EU Focuses on Prevention, Record of Compliance

Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Cesare Varallo First in a two-part series In a world of growing complexity and fast-moving international trade, ensuring the safety of food is becoming a daunting task for the controlling authorities, especially when it comes to enforcing domestic food safety requirements on imported food. Indeed, while trade is expanding, the amount of resources available […]

Categories: A Global View, Canadian Standards, Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Modernization Act
Tags: controlling authorities , controlling bodies , food and feed law , Food Safety , official regulation controls
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Preparing for the Worst: Risk Assessments and Why They’re Needed

Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Margaret Balfour While the concept of HACCP-based risk assessments for food safety (chemical, biological and physical) has been very well established globally, much of the food industry has yet to come to terms with the development of risk assessments focusing on vulnerability, authenticity and threats. To further complicate matters, multiple terms are used globally […]

Categories: Food Fraud, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Food Safety Standards, Foreign Material, HACCP, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management
Tags: food fraud , risk assessment , taccp , vaccp
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Blockchain Poised to Boost Efficiency for Food Manufacturers

Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tomaž Levak The blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have come a long way in the past year. The hype that was largely connected with the Bitcoin cryptocurrency has slowed down, but innovation on the enterprise side is stronger than ever. In the past year, a number of pilot projects were successfully launched across […]

Categories: A Global View, Advancements in Technology, Food Contamination, Food Safety, Food Safety Trends, Global Supply Chain, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Trends in the Industry
Tags: blockchain , blockchain in the food industry , blockchain technology
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Enhanced Food Safety Training Key to Compliance

Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tina Brillinger With new food safety regulations rolling out in Canada on the heels of the new American legislation it’s important that businesses know what’s changed, and what employees need to be doing differently, in order to meet compliance. So, it’s no surprise that one of the biggest trends in the industry is ensuring that proper food […]

Categories: Advancements in Technology, Building a Food Safety Culture, Food Safety, Food Safety Trends, Regulatory Compliance, Training and Auditing, Training and Courses, Trends in the Industry
Tags: Food Safety , food safety culture , Food Safety Training , food safety training programs , food safety training providers
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Ensuring Food Safety in Your Organic Products

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tim Livingstone Concerns over the health implications of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, the pharmaceuticals given animals raised for their meat, and the environmental damage attributable to the chemicalization of farming, have helped make organic food increasingly popular over the past decade or so. There is also a growing concern over the factory-like conditions in which […]

Categories: A Global View, Canadian Standards, Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Trends, Regulatory Compliance
Tags: food safety in organic products , organic farmers , organic farms
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Climate Change Plans will Prevent Food Safety Issues

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Suzanne Osborne The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has, for years, warned that climate change is going to have dramatic effects on food businesses going forward. A record drought in Texas in 2011 cost the agricultural sector $7.6 billion and similar drought conditions have more recently led to the complete […]

Categories: Food Safety, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management
Tags: Food Safety , impacts of climate change on food safety , risk management plans
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Early BPA Study Results Say It’s Safe, But Does It Matter?

Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Suzanne Osborne Just about everyone in North America has Bisphenol A (BPA) in their body right now. Should manufacturers be concerned about consumer backlash to the packaging practices that may have contributed to the issue? BPA is used to manufacture plastic food containers (baby bottles, tableware, reusable beverage bottles). Small amounts of BPA can […]

Categories: Food Safety
Tags: bpa exposure , bpa toxicity , levels of bpa , the clarity-bpa project
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