Sizzle! Don't fizzle!

 

A memorable food safety quote for the July 4 holiday in the US:  As the meat sizzles on the grill, don’t let food safety fizzle out of your memory.”  USDA

Economic Profitability in Business

Global snacking giant Mondelez says sustainability in business operations is much more important to food and beverage companies to achieve economic profitability than popular opinion currently dictates, urging firms to think in the long-term..

USDA Assistance Program

A welcome initiative--USDA assistance program for specialty crop grower food safety certification expenses, including training & testing for products, soil & water. 

World Food Safety Day 2022

 

World Food Safety Day is today.  Applause for great strides in tech, collaboration in private and public sectors, and consumer consciousness.  But world food safety pillars—compliance and quality—in jeopardy.  Join us at GFSF for a renewed commitment to global food safety. 

 

Choices

 

Ultimately, choice should be an ethical deliberation and selection process. So poor choices that result in human suffering, elude net zero or food safety goals are unethical.  The time for right choices is NOW.

 

Urgent Need for Better Inspection

 We worried about the randomness and frequency of inspection during the pandemic.  Now, the outcry over the tragic infant formula case highlights other major concerns. According to  Faber, Environmental Working Group, “…we’re not inspecting enough food manufacturing facilities, and not making good enough use of the inspection resources we have.”

Climate Risk Mitigation

 Michigan State U research finds a correlation between corn exposure to aflatoxin and climate change. “Hot and dry conditions encourage fungi spores to be airborne, which increases their chances of contaminating crops.”  A strong case to speed up climate risk mitigation!