A professional body for those in food science and technology wants to hear from food safety specialists about their work during the past year.
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) is looking for
Continue Reading IFST opens food safety contest; GHI proposes Food Safety Professional plan
Younger Australians have poorer food safety knowledge than older Aussies, according to a survey.
Research by the Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) found 75 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 34 said
Continue Reading Aussies observe food safety week; gauge public practices
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.
The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Continue Reading WHO framework targets improved food safety in South East Asia
StateFoodSafety has launched a free online training course to instruct charitable feeding and disaster relief volunteers in vital food safety principles. After a year of development, the 22-minute course has been released just in time
Continue Reading StateFoodSafety launches free online food safety course for volunteers
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has identified three areas of focus for its future efforts and investment.
A foresight review revealed a roadmap for food safety which focuses on funding and research for education and training, traceability
Continue Reading Lloyd’s Register Foundation report identifies 3 focus areas
Editor’s note: The FDA’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Stephen Ostroff combined efforts for this column.
We know how important it is to get produce safety right. Taking
Continue Reading FDA enforcement delay provides time to educate produce growers on safety
Newly published research concludes that education significantly increased safe food handling among high schoolers, but also showed the students continued risky practices that can result in foodborne illnesses.
The study, from researchers at the
Continue Reading Study suggests education isn’t the end all for food safety
Onsite inspections have long been a standard tool for food safety training and enforcement efforts, but wearable technology and augmented reality are combining to change that with Google Glass.
EyeSucceed, a technology company focusing on
Continue Reading NSF’s EyeSucceed becomes Glass Partner; refines safety focus
You might not normally consider a training course in food safety to be an innovation. However, when you consider the impact a course can have on the actual prevention of foodborne diseases, physical and chemical
Continue Reading It’s all in the training, and the training is readily available
Beam by beam, the federal government is building the superstructure of a new food safety system in the United States. Using 2011’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as the foundation, the USDA and FDA set
Continue Reading New U.S. food safety system taking shape
The National Restaurant Association bought a food safety certification body — the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals — earlier this week. 
The Orlando-based National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) formed 18 years ago
Continue Reading Restaurant association acquires food safety certification entity
