Food Safety Online Resources

The food industry is fortunate Congress and FDA have not developed more specific requirements for food security.

Food Allergen Update
At the end of 2006, FDA issued Edition 4 of its Food Allergen Guidance for Industry.

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News bites

 

An analysis of the FDA food safety plan
Two associates of Washington law firm Keller and Heckman LLP listened in on an FDA audioconference about the Food Protection Plan presented Nov. 6.

Meat Safety Under the Microscope
The initial bull market for beef created huge trade for low-priced, good quality meat. But it also opened the door to food safety and health issues.

Wellness Foods' Regulatory Issues: It’s a Natural
A “natural” claim for foods is still subject to uncertainty over standards.

Report from Pack/Process Expo 2007
Food safety and sustainability were the hot topics at this annual exhibition.

USDA announces unified food safety agenda
Also a list of research needs specific to meat, poultry and egg products

Three big rules to take effect this year
Growing grassroots interest in food safety may mean that more are on the way

Boutique Meats
Consumers are reacting to meat health and safety concerns by broadening their range of choices.

Confidence shaken
Food safety issues are changing consumer shopping behavior, according to News & Trends Editor Diane Toops in her monthly installment.

FDA wants to station inspectors around the globe
FDA hopes to improving the quality of food imported into the U.S.

Mad cow disease comes calling
Public confidence in the U.S. is unshaken -- so far

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Editorial and Opinion

 

China Syndrome
It will be a long time before what I’m calling “the China Syndrome” ceases to be a newsworthy issue in food processing.

Editor's Plate: The Wal-Mart effect on food safety
‘We’re rolling back prices … on food safety.’

Power Lunch: Defense strategies for food liability
Sound preparation before a food illness outbreak ever happens will help minimize the outbreak and provide legal defense.

Power Lunch: Safety doesn’t have to be protectionist
Even with recent Chinese food safety problems, we must distinguish between prudence and protectionism.

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Ingredients and formulation

 

New ingredient tools put food safety into foodservice
Processors must step up sanitation efforts when providing minimally processed foods.

Formulating for increased shelf life
‘Fresh,’ organic and other consumer trends are elbowing out some traditional technologies. But there are new techniques to keep food safe and salable.

Zero-tolerance in production quality & safety
No matter what branch of the food and beverage industry you’re in, the types of products you manufacture, or the size of your company — product safety is every producers’ first priority.

Ingredients from Where?
A flattening world, consumer price resistance and overtaxed regulators require new approaches to ensure the safety of imported food ingredients.

 

Ensuring the safety of ingredients
The supply chain is in the capable hands of processors