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Competent authorities (CAs) in the European Union (EU) countries participated in a revolutionary study exploring the level of application of digital technologies in official food safety control inspections, revealing a remarkable 62.5% of the surveyed respondents reporting that they have already incorporated digital environments to some extent during their food safety inspections.
It was on January 31st, 2023, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a groundbreaking announcement proposing the redesign of the Human Foods Program , a decision that came in the wake of crucial insights from an external evaluation conducted by an expert panel from the Reagan-Udall Foundation, as well as an internal review of the FDA’s 2022 infant formula incident.
Did you know a research study on the global burden of nontyphoidal Salmonella gastroenteritis revealed an average of 93.8 million cases of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella species resulting in about 155,000 deaths occurring globally each year, out of which 80.3 million cases were foodborne?
Imagine this, you buy a pack of your favorite sliced mangoes. Would you believe if we say that it is now possible to trace back to their origin farm using blockchain technology in just 2.2 seconds, even before you finish your first delightful bite?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. revealed in an FDA News Release that diet-related chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S.
Did you know that an estimated 600 million people annually experience illness from consuming contaminated food, with children under five accounting for 40% of these foodborne diseases, resulting in 420,000 deaths yearly?
Do you know in the language of auditing, if you did not document something, it simply means you did not do it?
Did you know that the number of FDA-issued Form 483s across all the areas of the regulation rose significantly from 2,430 in FY2021 to 3,838 in FY2022, reflecting a substantial increase of 57.85%, demanding more efficient corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)?
Did you hear about the poisoning outbreak from a sushi restaurant in Montana in mid-April 2023 that resulted in 2 deaths and 41 infected customers and is believed to be associated with morel mushrooms cultivated in China and distributed from California?
Did you know that conducting a thorough gap assessment is an adequate way for food businesses to improve their chances of achieving a favorable audit result?
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