This dimension differentiates food safety culture from the broader organizational culture. Recognizing actual and potential hazards and risks at all levels and functions represents a key element to building and sustaining a food safety culture. Basic scientific and technical information should be accessible and understandable to everyone. As a company, it is important to keep […]

The importance of developing a food safety culture: How can you meet audit requirements and regulatory expectations? How can you ensure every employee is committed to practicing the right behaviors all the time? Earlier we looked at a wide range of suggestions specific to each dimension maturity. Here we provide a more focused list of […]

Quality Audit Systems in Food Safety Management System: A systematic and independent examination to determine whether activities and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented effectively to achieve objectives Typically performed at defined intervals (monthly, annual, biannual) Any failure in their proper implementation may be published publicly and may lead […]

What is a Food Recall? Food producers use many controls to ensure the safety of their products. Despite their best efforts, however, sometimes unsafe food products, or those that do not meet legislative requirements, make their way into the marketplace. When an unsafe or violative food product has left the control of the manufacturer/distributor, it […]

As the food industry, we are expected not only to provide food to all but also ensure it is safe for consumption. Food is necessary for our health and survival, providing us with energy and nutrients we need, and consumers expect to it be safe. The consequences of inadequate food safety is therefore perilous, and […]