The just-food briefing - the food safety challenge

Food safety – EU and the E. coli outbreak

On both sides of the Atlantic, 2011 has proved to be a significant year with regard to food safety. In…

Food safety – the US Food Safety Modernization Act

This has been a momentous year regarding food safety in the US not because of any single, high-profile contamination but…

Food safety – the challenge of US reform

While it includes measures which will improve its response capabilities, in essence the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is aimed…

Food safety – improving traceability

The E. coli outbreak in the EU this year brought a stark reminder of how important accurate traceability is in…