Public-private partnerships in the spotlight at GFSI conference By News Desk The Global Food Safety Conference started Monday in Tokyo with an emphasis on public-private partnerships. Fifty-two countries are represented by 1,200 delegates at the four-day conference organized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Delegates have been discussing the most important issues and trends in food safety, focusing on more collaboration between government regulators and... Continue Reading Food Safety News publisher on the ground in South Africa By Dan Flynn Bill Marler, the founder and publisher of Food Safety News, prominent food safety advocate, and America's best-known foodborne illnesses attorney arrives in South Africa today to help push back against the largest Listeria outbreak in history. Marler will speak Thursday at the Food Focus Listeria Conference in Johannesburg, where South African professionals from government, industry... Continue Reading Regulators' hands were tied on pet food issues observed in 2016 By Phyllis Entis Federal and state inspectors observed numerous problems with manufacturing processes during a 2016 visit to the Tukwila, WA, manufacturing facility of Arrow Reliance Inc., doing business as Darwin's Natural Pet Products. The regulators’ ability to take action was limited because the company was not yet required to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) under... Continue Reading More Food Safety News |