Singapore is making progress on a revised grading system for assessing the food safety performance of establishments.
The Safety Assurance for Food Establishments (SAFE) framework will consider an establishment’s
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been told by auditors to improve its oversight of food importers.
The Auditor-General in New Zealand examined how well the MPI was monitoring
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance to help national authorities design and implement risk-based food inspection systems.
Risk-based inspection aims to use resources more efficiently and modernize systems
According to a new report, European countries are still facing several challenges around risk-based food fraud controls.
Since 2019, member states must carry out risk-based controls to detect fraudulent and
The Government in the United Kingdom has confirmed a delay to import inspections until January next year.
Reports in early August suggested post-Brexit border controls were to be pushed back
TORONTO — Two sessions at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference dealt with the complexities of Listeria and performance standards.
Sanjay Gummalla, from the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a revised model for delivering food standards controls.
These checks are carried out by local authorities or district councils to make sure food
The Government in the United Kingdom has set out long-delayed plans on how checks on food imports will work.
The draft Border Target Operating Model was developed with the Scottish
Some inspections of businesses are not being carried out at the correct frequency, according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office.
Auditors found national authorities in Switzerland are not ensuring that
Areas for improvement have been noted in the official controls done by Norway in two sectors.
One audit in June 2022 looked at poultry meat products. Another in September covered
The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) has hit back at claims that raw milk rules in the country are too strict.
An opinion article in Svenska Dagbladet said unpasteurized, raw milk
Official controls in the egg sector work well but there are a few minor issues, according to a report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
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