The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and
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More than 90 comments have been received on the European Commission’s sustainable food plan.
The strategy details the regulatory and non-regulatory measures needed to create more efficient, climate-smart systems that provide healthy food, while providing
Continue Reading Farm-to-fork plan gets almost 100 comments; irradiation also reviewed
Complaints of food poisoning, allergic reactions and foreign bodies in food could increase by more than half during the holidays this December, according to Food Alert.
The company, which provides food safety and health and
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has expanded coverage of a “simpler” food safety management approach to help small retailers and food donations.
The approach uses flow diagrams to summarize the stages of production and
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Editor’s note: This is part of series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of September as Food Safety Education Month.
With charitable, environmental, and faith-based organizations all getting involved in the
Continue Reading AFDO works to keep food safety top of mind for food salvaging organizations
Two veteran food science and human nutrition experts at Iowa State University are worried about food safety eroding and food waste piling up because of millennials’ demands for “clean food.”
ISU Professors Ruth MacDonald and
Continue Reading Food safety risks, costs, waste likely to increase in ‘clean’ era
Editor’s note: This essay is a 2017 runner up for the “Publisher’s Award” and was written as part of a food safety litigation class at the University of Arkansas Law School taught by Bill Marler
Continue Reading USDA championed new policies in 2016 to reduce food waste
A breach in food safety is enough to knock restaurants, grocers, retailers and everyone in the supply chain to their knees when contaminated food contaminates the trust consumers have in their products. Take Chipotle Mexican
Continue Reading Contaminated food contaminates consumers’ trust
Any new meat and poultry product labeling regulations that are issued next year by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will have a uniform compliance date of Jan. 1, 2020.
FSIS has periodically set
Continue Reading New compliance date for meat, poultry labeling is 01/01/2020
New labeling guidance from the USDA that is designed to decrease waste by resolving consumer confusion about “best by” and “sell by” dates on food may also boost in-home food safety practices by providing more
Continue Reading USDA suggests ‘Best if Used By’ labeling on meat, other foods
Could reducing food waste boil down to a simple equation? Software companies are developing programs that help food processors and retailers reduce waste by measuring company data more effectively. The scope of the problem is
Continue Reading Reconfiguring supply chains can reduce waste, increase safety
