Applied consumer and sensory science is a discipline that is widely used and accepted in the food industry. It is only recently, with the expansion of the wine industry, that sensory tools have been used in wine consumer research to identify consumer likes and dislikes. This post features the research of two academics from the…
With the release of the new GFSI Benchmarking Requirements, food fraud is a threat that must be addressed.
If your business is involved in food manufacturing, food safety compliance is now a top priority. Under FSMA (the Food Safety Modernization Act), facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold FDA-regulated food must follow new federal regulations.
The compliance dates for importers subject to the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule differ according to a number of considerations.
Under FSMA, food importers are responsible for the safety of the food they bring into the country. FSVP or Foreign Supplier Verification Program protects the consumer from unsafe imported products. This is achieved by approving suppliers and their raw materials and taking corrective actions where applicable. Importers covered by the FSVP rule must verify that…
This past June, the Food and Drug Association created a new website that allows organizations to potentially be recognized as a Third-Party accreditation body, or third-party auditors. In order to become an accredited body, an organization will have to go through an online application process, which if successful, would give them the ability to...
As mentioned in a previous post (see Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan – Latest developments), the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations are designed to strengthen food safety in Canada. The proposed regulations consist of 4 key elements: Licensing, Preventive Controls, Traceability and Preventive Control Plans (PCP). A public consultation is currently under...
Are you a US food importer or a manufacturer exporting food to the United States? Do you need FSVP to bring foreign goods into the United States? Did your customers or broker request HACCP, SQF, FSVP or HARPC? All these confusing acronyms refer to food safety regulations and other manufacturing standards that are now mandatory…
Are you a US Food Importer who requires assistance with the development & implementation of a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) under FSMA? The new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires that US importers be responsible for the safety of imported food products. Under the new FSVP – Foreign Supplier Verification Program – requirements, US importers must ensure…
The implementation timeline for the newly released SQF scheme for manufacturers is January 2, 2018. Safe Quality Food Code Edition 8 introduces new, more stringent requirements as well and clarifies existing expectations.