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FDA’s Food Contact Substance Notification Program
FDA’s Food Contact Substance Notification Program

This article describes how to submit a Food Contact Substance notification to FDA and how the food contact notification review process works.

NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Moo-ves Forward
NCIMS Voluntary HACCP Program Moo-ves Forward

An important advantage for both state regulatory agencies and dairy processing plants is that HACCP implementation fosters a cooperative team approach.

Industry Waits for Green Light on Harmonized Food Safety Standards
Industry Waits for Green Light on Harmonized Food Safety Standards

Growing global food trade has complicated processing strategies as food companies struggle to cost-effectively accommodate the food safety regulations of every destination country.

Fiorucci Foods: Automated Traceability Enhances Safety & Quality
Fiorucci Foods: Automated Traceability Enhances Safety & Quality

Fiorucci Foods reveals their approach to food traceability, which has enhanced their overall levels of food safety and quality.

Trends in Meat Safety: The Scientific Advantage
Trends in Meat Safety: The Scientific Advantage

The food industry as a whole has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in food safety interventions that have directly resulted in lowered levels of microbial contamination on meat.

Game Meat: A Complex Food Safety and Animal Health Issue
Game Meat: A Complex Food Safety and Animal Health Issue

This article identifies many common game meat species and discusses some of the food safety and regulatory issues associated with game meats.

Equipped for Excellence: A Blueprint for Success
Equipped for Excellence: A Blueprint for Success

Leading experts in the field of sanitary equipment and facility design were brought together to present the latest trends and strategies on this topic.

FDA's Food Safety Program in FY 2002: Measuring Accomplishments
FDA's Food Safety Program in FY 2002: Measuring Accomplishments

Although food defense efforts received the greatest visibility during 2002, work on traditional food safety programs continued.

Advances in Automated Rapid Methods for Enumerating E. coli
Advances in Automated Rapid Methods for Enumerating <i>E. coli</i>

Enumeration methods have improved dramatically in the past few years, becoming more rapid, more automated and more accurate.

Hygienic Design of Equipment in Food Processing
Hygienic Design of Equipment in Food Processing

The hygienic design of equipment plays an important role in controlling the microbiological safety and quality of the products made.

Constraints to HACCP Implementation in Developing Countries, Part III
Constraints to HACCP Implementation in Developing Countries, Part III

Part III of a series exploring the cultural and technical food production issues faced by developing countries.

The Total Plant Food Safety Audit: Rating Your Overall System
The Total Plant Food Safety Audit: Rating Your Overall System

For companies engaged in the manufacture or distribution of food products ensuring food safety is a key business activity.

FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety
FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory oversight for substances added to food, including monitoring their safe use.

Developing and Assessing GAPs Programs in Preparation for the Food Safety Modernization Act
Developing and Assessing GAPs Programs in Preparation for the Food Safety Modernization Act

Good Agricultural Practices comprise a prerequisite program that can be used to manage food safety risks in the field and during transport to packing environments.

Evolution of a State Food Safety Program
Evolution of a State Food Safety Program

As food safety programs nationwide continue to change to adapt to the ever-moving world of protecting our food supply, the process must continue to improve.

The Value of Economics in Rulemaking: Examples From “The Egg Rule”
The Value of Economics in Rulemaking: Examples From “The Egg Rule”

All FDA regulations are required to include an economic analysis of the regulation’s impact on the public health and industry.

The Implications of the FSMA
The Implications of the FSMA

The Food Safety Modernization Act is designed to revamp food production safety standards and renew consumer confidence in the safety of the food supply.

Latest Trends in Meat Safety: How Will We Validate Meat Plant HACCP Systems?
Latest Trends in Meat Safety:  How Will We Validate Meat Plant HACCP Systems?

Transparency among regulatory bodies, scientists and industry will continue to be of paramount importance as food safety controls and HACCP systems evolve for meat safety.

Training in an Integrated Food Safety System: Focus on Food Proteciton Officials
Training in an Integrated Food Safety System: Focus on Food Proteciton Officials

For training and certification to be successful, all food protection professionals must have a clearly defined skill set to do their jobs.

Results of a New National Survey
Results of a New National Survey

While the U.S. food supply is considered generally safe, a steady stream of high profile food-related illness outbreaks undermines that idea.

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