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.
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.
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.”
http://globalfoodsafetyforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FOCUS-Spring-2022-Food-Safety-in-India-and-US.pdf FOCUS Spring 2022 Food Safety in India and US
See Isha Patel article in FOCUS, this month: “The goal of the FDA’s New Era of Food Safety Plan is to have end-to-end traceability throughout the food system.” Global supply chain threats likely to jeopardize FDA’s goal.
See Arjun Shanker article this month in FOCUS newsletter: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – has ushered in several changes to the food safety approach of the country (including a comprehensive approach to tightening regulations). Good sign of greater acceptance of FSSAI efforts to raise food safety standards in India.
The year 2022 marks two years since the start of the Corona-Virus Pandemic. Multiple lockdowns have affected various industries, including the agriculture and food safety industry. At the start of the year, the FDA and USDA adopted new changes in an effort to create a “new era of food safety” plan to tackle supply chain …
As the world continues to grapple with the pandemic, countries are taking greater cognizance of their food safety processes. As a key agrarian nation, India too has taken proactive measures in tackling its health-borne risks, with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) playing a key role. Using recyclable plastics for packaging, promoting …
Women are responsible for over 50% of global food production and, deservedly, don’t want to only be identified on International Women’s Day as kitchen stalwarts. But there’s no shame in applauding their central role In food safety, climate change consciousness, and the global food supply chain. Every day is women’s day when it comes to …