SEATTLE — “Trust is the most important intangible aspect of any company,” Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity said at this year’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference.
Arnot explained how questions
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GFSI panel buzz – coronavirus, sustainability and technology
Editor’s note: Following is a roundup of some of the topics discussed at this year’s conference of the Global Food Safety Initiative.
SEATTLE — When it came to panels at the Global Food Safety Initiative
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Food safety in emerging markets often depends on clean water
SEATTLE — Kristen Macnaughtan, program officer of the agricultural development program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, explained the program’s vision at the 2020 Global Food Safety Initiative conference.
“We envision a world in
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Learning from the past and looking to the future with Frank Yiannas
SEATTLE — “Are we winning the battle against foodborne disease?” Frank Yiannas, FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, asked the hundreds of food safety leaders from around the globe at this year’s Global
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GFSI 2020 Global Market Awards
SEATTLE — Mitch Chait, CEO of Greenforce, Mike Robach, GFSI Board Chair and Femi Oke, GFSI 2020 host, on Thursday recognized the winners of the 2020 Global Market Awards.
The awards are given to small
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GFSI Conference 2020 is 20th anniversary of international group
SEATTLE — Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference, with people from dozens of countries in attendance.
The 2020 conference has attracted more than 1,000 food safety leaders from
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New movie in works about Ma Anand Sheela and the largest bioterrorism attack in U.S. history
Ma Anand Sheela, one of the people behind the largest bioterrorism attack in U.S. history, is in the spotlight again. Amazon Studios has set up a film adaption of the story, titled “Sheela,” per Mike
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Widow describes husband’s fight with Clostridium perfringens infection
Munro Sefcik was a healthy and strong 50 year old when he went to lunch with a friend at a Subway in Charlotte, NC, Monday, March 9, 2015. Wednesday night he was in intensive care
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Victim profile: Hunter Browning, a Marine recruit fighting impact of E. coli
Hunter Browning was in Marine Bootcamp, being verbally, mentally and physically beaten down when E. coli O157:H7 delivered a blow that made it impossible for him to build back up.
“In the Marine Corps, I’m
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Cookie season in the midst of flour recalls
Most people know it’s unsafe to eat raw dough, but most only think of the dangers of raw eggs and the risk of Salmonella. In light of recent flour recalls, it’s important to
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Tailgating: Keep your food safety game face on or face the penalties
From college to the pros, Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest times of the football season. Here are some tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) on how to
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