Women in Food Safety

Carve Your Own Path

By Laura Gutierrez, Target

Steve Min, Executive Vice President of R&D and Quality Assurance at International Dairy Queen (IDQ) reflects on his career path and shares advice for young professionals who are interested in pursuing and/or expanding their careers in food safety.

Food Safety Attorney

How to Make a Nutrient Content Claim

By Jennifer Allen, Zwillinger Wulkan

Nutrient-content claims are complex and require careful attention to detail, but their purpose is simple: to prevent manufacturers from confusing consumers or misleading them into believing a product is healthier than it really is. This “high in information and low in legalese” column looks at regulation surrounding, express, implied and relative nutrient-content claims.

Food Hazard Series: Supply Chain

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This virtual event brings together subject matter experts with decades of food industry experience who will help you recognize when and how to pivot in the face of global supply chain issues, how to be nimble during these challenges and how to establish the adaptable mindset required to navigate supply chain disruptions.

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FDA Provides Update on Restructuring of
Human Foods Program

By Food Safety Tech Staff

“We’ve heard loud and clear that the current resource distribution and operational model between the FDA’s regulatory programs and field operations are siloed and there’s too much duplication. We intend to fix this and strengthen both the regulatory programs and field force.”

Call for Abstracts

Food Safety Tech is requesting abstracts for Presentations, Panel Discussions, and Posters to be presented during our upcoming Food Safety Consortium Conference, October 16-18, 2023.

Understanding the True Purpose of Environmental
Monitoring Programs

By Wendy Wade White, Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Georgia Institute of Technology

Environmental Monitoring Programs have become an increasingly vital part of a Food Safety Plan. Unfortunately, they are often poorly designed and incorrectly scoped. Understanding the true purpose of these programs is key to success.

FDA Releases List of 2023 Priority Guidance Topics
for Foods Program

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The guidance documents do not impose legally enforceable requirements, but they can help stakeholders plan for potential changes that may impact their businesses and organizations. The agency anticipates it will publish many of the listed documents by January 2024.

Featured Quote

No matter what mode of action businesses take first to strengthen their information security, it is most important to simply get started.

- Matthew Taylor and Tony Giles, NSF