July 1, 2023
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?
Read more →June 16, 2023
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.
Read more →June 9, 2023
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?
Read more →June 2, 2023
Do you know in the language of auditing, if you did not document something, it simply means you did not do it?
Read more →May 26, 2023
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)?
Read more →May 19, 2023
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?
Read more →May 11, 2023
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?
Read more →May 3, 2023
“Great companies are built on great products” are words by Elon Musk. Do you know what goes on behind-the-scenes of product development to build great food products?
Read more →April 22, 2023
Did the 2023 ‘ sushi terrorism’ food hygiene incidents that put the Japanese restaurant industry under extreme scrutiny catch your attention? If not, let’s have a quick look at it.
Read more →April 16, 2023
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, is a famous saying emphasizing the importance of preventing a risk before it becomes an issue. For instance, over 200 types of foodborne diseases can happen from contamination anywhere along the food supply chain, causing about 600 million (1 in 10 people) around the globe to fall ill every year. These severe consequences of food-borne diseases could have been avoided or minimized through statistical sampling during hazard control and verification.
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