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
(This article by Sydney Ross Singer was originally posted on his blog Sept. 30, 2015, and is reposted here with his permission.) The next time you are in a sandwich shop or deli where workers
Continue Reading Hold the Bacteria: Made-to-Order Disease
