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New Regulations? Time to Tune Up Your Food Safety System

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/07/19

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 […]

Industry-Government Collaboration: The Changing Role of Controlling Bodies

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 4/05/19

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 […]

Japan’s Food Safety Systems Get Global Recognition

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/12/19

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 […]

Capacity Building and Legislation Are Key to Food Safety in Emerging Nations

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 8/09/18

By Lauren Solar The Foreign Supplier Verification Rule that the US Food and Drug Administration has introduced recently as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) now puts the onus for ensuring food safety in emerging nations into the hands of first-world food retailers and manufacturers who wish to import into the United States. […]

Global Cooperation Needed to Ensure Harmonized Pesticide Levels

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/13/18

By Caleigh Irwin In a world where global food supply chains are deeply intertwined, there is one issue that has a huge impact on agriculturally-related food safety and trade in North America and around the world: the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of pesticides. MRLs are determined for the import and export of all food and […]

Secret Sauce for Food Industry Brokers: What it Takes to Thrive

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 10/12/17

By John Kukoly Brokers have always played an important role in the food industry, supporting activities ranging from sourcing components, acting as agents and distributors, arranging the repacking and distribution of food products, importing and exporting, and even providing financial services. In short, they have been a vital link in an ever-growing, increasingly complex and […]

Intense Debate Over the Safety of GMOs Continues: How Should Your Food Business Respond?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 10/12/17

By Susan Abel It’s been nearly a quarter century since the debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) first took centre stage, yet after years of passionate discussion, we’re still often left asking, “What’s the fuss about?” Most food scientists are familiar with every side of this debate and, in fact, it can […]

Building a Team to Meet FSMA Requirements: Three Questions to Ask

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/10/17

By Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is an act of Congress that directs the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) to enhance the rules and policies around food safety. FSMA touches on so many aspects of the business that a company’s “FSMA team” should include representatives that extend well beyond food safety […]

Comparing Food Recall Procedures between Europe and the USA

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/10/16

By Cesare Varallo Regulation is an important issue for anyone who takes food from farm to fork, no matter what side of the Atlantic Ocean they’re on. But there are some dramatic differences in how the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) handle food recalls, especially when it comes to communicating the impact […]

Rethinking the Global Approach to Food Fraud: A Comparative Overview

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 8/03/16

By Cesare Varallo I had the chance to lead a panel on food fraud this summer at Alberto Alemanno’s Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy and I and my panel co-chair, Francesco Montanari, found the experience very insightful. The Summer Academy is an established one-week summer program that brings together practitioners, policymakers, industry […]

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