Food Safety Magazine

Creating a Culture of Food Safety
Creating a Culture of Food Safety

Finding a group of like-minded employees who embrace the new direction and are committed to driving it forward is critical to the success of any change initiative.
 

Countering the Myths Surrounding the Meat Industry
Countering the Myths Surrounding  the Meat Industry

There is work to do to help the public understand livestock production and the practices associated with it.
 

What FSMA Really Tells Us about the Focus of Food Safety
What FSMA Really Tells Us  about the Focus of Food Safety

FSMA gives FDA broad new powers, including the authority to mandate that companies recall products as well as the ability to review internal records at farms and food production plants

Produce GAPs Harmonization: The Goal Is in Sight
Produce GAPs Harmonization: The Goal Is in Sight

The produce industry came together to reduce the audit burden that it had enabled by accepting and supporting a wide variety of food safety audit standards.
 

Articles

Signature Series
An Overview of Novel Processing Technologies for the Food Industry
By Evangelia Komitopoulou, Ph.D.
An Overview of Novel Processing Technologies for the Food Industry
Signature Series
Increased Safety and Traceability throughout the Supply Chain Drive Business Value
By Ishan Palit
Increased Safety and Traceability throughout the Supply Chain Drive Business Value
Signature Series
Reducing Contamination Risks of Compressed Air in Food Plants: Benchmarking Good Manufacturing Practices
By Lee Scott
Reducing Contamination Risks of Compressed Air in Food Plants: Benchmarking Good Manufacturing Practices
Signature Series
The Danger of Chloramphenicol in Milk
By Mauricio Splendore, Chris Kellogg and Rohan
The Danger of Chloramphenicol in Milk
FSM eDigest
FDA Report Offers Valuable Insights on FSMA-Driven Shift in the Food Safety Paradigm
By John T. Shapiro and Jason R. Klinowski
FDA Report Offers Valuable Insights on FSMA-Driven Shift in the Food Safety Paradigm
FSM eDigest
Food Safety Focus on Packaging?
By Jeffrey Barach, Ph.D.
Food Safety Focus on Packaging?
MICROBIAL TESTING
Comparison of Microbiology Testing Practices
By Tom Weschler
Comparison of Microbiology Testing Practices
Process control
Understanding the “Other” Clauses of ISO 22000
By Richard F. Stier and John G. Surak, Ph.D.
Understanding the “Other” Clauses of ISO 22000
TESTING
Best Practices with Allergen Swabbing
By Joseph L. Baumert, Ph.D., and Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D.
Best Practices with  Allergen Swabbing
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
Genetically Modified Foods: Why All the Fuss?
By Maurice J. Hladik
Genetically Modified Foods: Why All the Fuss?
SANITATION
The Burden of Listeriosis
By Ewen C. D. Todd, Ph.D.
The Burden of Listeriosis
FSM eDigest
Corporate Culture, Food Safety, and the Grand Jury
By Geoff Schaadt, M.Sc., M.B.A.
Corporate Culture, Food Safety, and the Grand Jury
FSM eDigest
The Tragedy of Foodborne Illness: Much Is Preventable
By Dr. Harlan Stueven
The Tragedy of Foodborne Illness: Much Is Preventable
FSM eDigest
Assistance with U.S. FDA’s Detention without Physical Examination
By Coley Anderson
Assistance with U.S. FDA’s Detention Without Physical Examination
Signature Series
How Prevention-Based Safety Chain Management Technology Increases Compliance Efficiencies
By Barbara Levin
How Prevention-Based Safety Chain Management Technology Increases Compliance Efficiencies

News

June 14, 2013
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Expands Presence in North America
June 14, 2013
House Advances Bill to Enhance Food Safety Funding
June 13, 2013
California Cantaloupe Producers Launch Food Safety Program
June 6, 2013
Statement From CFIA Regarding the Independent Review of XL Foods Inc. Beef Recall 2012 Report
June 6, 2013
FSIS Proposes New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products
June 6, 2013
U.S. Lawmakers Air Concerns About Smithfield-Shuanghui Deal
June 6, 2013
Lax Safety Enforcement Caused Canada Beef Contamination—Report
June 5, 2013
Wal-Mart Sets PTI Label Deadline for Suppliers
June 4, 2013
ALPLA joins The Coca-Cola Company and Danone in Avantium’s PEF bottle development
June 4, 2013
Pork Producers Agree to Phase Out Gestation Crates Across All of Canada
June 4, 2013
USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge
June 4, 2013
American Meat Institute Details Major Progress in Enhancing Meat and Poultry Safety
June 1, 2013
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Townsend Farms
May 31, 2013
FDA Issues Final Rule on Prior Notice of Imported Food
May 31, 2013
3M Molecular Detection Assay for E.coli O157 (Including H7) Certified by AFNOR Certification
May 30, 2013
FSIS Releases Proposed Rule on HACCP Systems Validation
May 29, 2013
Steve Taylor, Ph.D., Receives Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award
May 29, 2013
Smithfield to Be Sold to Chinese Meat Processor
May 23, 2013
Building Domestic Capacity to Implement the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA)
May 23, 2013
Slaughter and DeLauro Highlight New Report Detailing Antibiotic Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens