By Laura M. Wildey Kearse
The phrase “food safety culture” is everywhere these days, but what does it mean and how can you, a front-line retail food manager, cultivate it in your workplace?
At its core, food safety culture is about shared values, beliefs, norms, and practices held and performed
Continue Reading A practical guide to building a food safety culture for retail settings
Research in Ireland has uncovered a lack of awareness and understanding around food safety culture.
The project investigated food safety culture in small businesses on the island of Ireland. These firms are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with no more than 50 employees.
It was conducted by Ulster University Business
Continue Reading Project finds low awareness of food safety culture in Ireland
The system of controls in Canada for fish sent to Europe has the potential to work well but an assessment has revealed a low frequency of sampling and inspections reduces its effectiveness.
An audit in May 2024 covered fishery products for export to the European Union. Four recommendations were made.
Continue Reading Inspection and sampling rates let down Canadian fish controls
Co-author Tyler Williams, Director of Scientific Services, PathoSans
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Each of the authors of this article serves a specific role for our respective organizations. But we are united by a belief in the importance of food safety as a critical public and personal health issue that impacts everyone.
Continue Reading Think about food safety not just as a job, but as a mission for everyone
The Belgian food agency officers have investigated more than 450 complaints about websites or social media profiles selling food in the past two years.
Inspectors at the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) found that, in most cases, the seller was not registered. Authorization from the
Continue Reading Belgium deals with more complaints about food sold online
Ways to help measure and develop a food safety culture and apply it in practice have been published by an industry group.
The document was created by the food safety culture group of FoodDrinkEurope. It aims to provide guidelines, practical examples, and tools for food businesses to help them understand
Continue Reading FoodDrinkEurope reveals food safety culture guidance
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ROSEMONT, IL — This year’s keynote at the 24th Annual Food Safety Summit was about “food safety culture.” FDA officials Conrad Choiniere and Donald Prater did a stand-up act, reminding the audience of about 800 that “food safety culture” is already on their radar screen. FDA’s “New
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Can ‘food safety culture’ live with DOJ?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and STOP Foodborne Illness have announced the third webinar in the “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety” series that explores food safety culture.
The webinar is titled “Building a Coalition of Food Safety Culture Champions Across Your Organization
Continue Reading FDA and STOP Foodborne Illness to host third food safety culture webinar May 18
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has published a food safety guide for directors of companies in the sector.
The group said it hopes to reinforce placement of food safety on the agenda of every board of directors involved with the production, processing, sale and supply of food
Continue Reading Company directors get help with food safety guide
A trade association in the United Kingdom has published a guide on managing food safety for the temperature-controlled storage and distribution sector.
The Cold Chain Federation said the guidance should make it easier for members to develop, improve and implement food safety plans and processes. The guide was produced with
Continue Reading Cold chain guide seeks to improve food safety in the UK
