Recent events have created a significant challenge for the global food industry in regard to certification, inspection, and regulation. As external verification through physical auditing and inspection is becoming less practical, the industry has found itself struggling to maintain the certification and inspection framework. Arguably, the industry was not prepared for the challenges of recent months […]
Interim guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in food manufacturing facilities is now available to all Safefood 360° users as a free-to-access checklist. Unlike other industries, it may not be possible for many involved in food manufacturing to work […]
As food businesses change in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, compliance people who are now working remotely must identify new ways of maintaining oversight of their facilities and collaborating with their supplier base. As remote culture becomes adopted on a global scale with unprecedented demand, businesses now face challenges in how best to manage […]
The year has started with significant news of separate trade deals between America with China and Japan, moves for stricter allergen labelling by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, the increased spread of Norovirus in Europe, a revelation of frequent listeria detections in Brazilian beef processing plants, and much more. Watch the video industry round-up […]
As the year and decade draw to a close new findings released indicate that 1 in 3 UK consumers are concerned about food safety, STEC has become the third most common cause of foodborne disease, and African Swine Fever has continued it’s spread across Asia, not to mention significant updates from the FDA, UK government, […]
One of the biggest pain points that food businesses often experience is the struggle to effectively access and analyze their compliance data, whether they are using paper-based systems, excel or other software solutions. Safefood 360° are pleased to announce that this is no longer the case due to the release of our integrated world-class Business […]
Modern Supplier Approval programs have advanced with the requirements of FSMA and GFSI, and this recent webinar held in conjunction with the International Food Safety Quality Network explores some of the tools that you can apply to meet these demands. Globally, 1 in 10 people are affected and more than 420,000 die from foodborne illness […]
FDA launched a new era for smarter food safety and new food safety dashboards reflecting the impacts of FSMA, while INFOSAN noted a decline in global food safety incidents at the same time the European Food Safety Commission launched a call to develop a research and innovation platform for improving the food safety systems of […]
Although August typically represents a quiet month in the last throes of summer, this year it marked a significant moment as the first FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification warning letter was issued. The FDA reached headlines again as it faces a second lawsuit relating to FSMA, US exports are set to improve in multiple sectors, European […]
One of the most significant issues facing the global food industry today is the difficulty of gaining full visibility over the supply chain from which they source raw materials and services. With increasing legal, regulatory, and commercial requirements emerging in recent years, this trend is likely to continue to grow. Already, 85% of companies operating […]
