Food Safety in a Global Village

New Regulations? Time to Tune Up Your Food Safety System

Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Victor Muliyil The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), which came into effect in January 2019, are intended to make food safety systems more outcome-based and flexible, allowing facilities to comply using innovative ideas or risk-justifiable food safety criteria. A key aspect of the SFCR is the expanded requirement for certain types of […]

Categories: Canadian Standards, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Safety Standards, Global Import/Export, Global Standards, Global Supply Chain, HACCP, Industry Standards, Regulatory Compliance
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Benefits Abound With A Solid Food Safety Culture

Posted: Monday, June 3, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Brita Ball Food safety issues have been found where no one would have thought to look. Remember the Listeria outbreak in candy apples? What’s more, current outbreaks can be traced to older food safety issues that were not completely solved, making food safety vigilance even more important now than ever. While our ability to […]

Categories: Building a Food Safety Culture, Food Safety, Food Safety Culture, Food Safety Trends, Risk Management, Trends in the Industry
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Getting it Right: Pathogen Detection

Posted: Monday, May 13, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Lois Harris Choosing the right pathogen detection technology for food manufacturing businesses can be a daunting task. But it’s a necessity, considering the grave consequences of allowing E. coli, Salmonella or Listeria to go undetected in the food that is produced and distributed. While the “gold standard” for the industry is still culture-related methods […]

Categories: Advancements in Technology, Food Safety, Food Safety Challenges, Food Safety Trends, Food Science, Risk Management, Science, Trends in the Industry
Tags: Food Safety , pathogen detection , pathogen detection technology
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Waterless Process Decontaminates and Extends Shelf Life of Produce

Posted: Monday, May 13, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Paul Moyer A few years ago, a Listeria outbreak linked to caramel apples triggered considerable concern in North America over the challenges of keeping produce safe for consumers. Although Moyers Apple Products wasn’t involved in the outbreak, we began developing a waterless process to clean fresh fruits and vegetables, and our efforts recently earned […]

Categories: Advancements in Technology, Food Contamination, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Safety Challenges, Packaging, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Trends in the Industry
Tags: process to clean fresh produce , way to clean fresh produce and vegetables - without water
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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, and again confirms why […]

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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