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Consumers are looking into the food products they purchase with an increasingly critical eye. High expectations surroun...

COVID 19 Pandemic – the perfect time to review your food safety training programme You should “never waste a good cris...

Food safety is everyone’s responsibility – that responsibility stretches from the farmer to the producers and manufactu...

Foreign bodies in food not only pose a health risk to consumers, but can also have far reaching consequences for food p...

The food and beverage industry faces many challenges. Responding quickly to fast-changing consumer demands, increasing ...

Supply chain efficiency and transparency are keys elements to grow and sustain your business in the long term. Your cus...

Production environments in the dairy industry must meet high hygiene requirements to protect consumers from the spread ...

In March 2021, IFS version 7 came into force and will be mandatory for all certified companies from July 1, 2021. We sp...

Spanish manufacturers had to face many challenges during lockdown. In our interview Levi Corbacho, Product Manager at M...

The food industry had to react with flexibility to the new circumstances brought about by the pandemic. Most manufactur...

The newly upgraded BRCGS Global Standard for Storage and Distribution will be adopted by HelloFresh, the world’s leadin...

Managing successful packaged food production lines often requires manufacturers to be able to operate within tight fina...

Compliance management is a priority for businesses in virtually every industry. Proper compliance is critical to meet l...

The regulatory landscape around supply chain due diligence is growing. In March 2021, Germany put forth a proposal for ...

With the coronavirus pandemic creating access restrictions to food manufacturing sites, alongside social distancing and...

Creating Biodegradable Packaging Material Using Biomaterials from Agricultural Waste Nearly a third of all food produce...

Food manufacturers invest in product inspection technologies to check that the food they produce is free from physical ...

Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience referring to the computer-aided addition of virtual elements to rea...

Many brand owners in the food industry rely on co-packing or co-manufacturing partners to outsource essential business ...

The challenges and disruption that Covid-19 has brought are still being felt globally. Society has gone from working, s...

By Simon Creasey Over the last 12 months the world has been consumed by the Covid-19 pandemic. We have all seen the tra...

International Featured Standards (IFS) – the umbrella brand for globally acknowledged food, product and service standar...

Ever had a conversation with your boss about how costly the food safety and quality management systems are? As food saf...

We are in this for the long haul We have to do everything we can to ensure the food sector is able to provide a consist...

Food Safety Exchange (FSX), www.foodsafetyexchange.com a global food safety information and events platform for all inv...

The revision and evolution of Standards are at the heart of BRCGS’s work. By reviewing the standards, BRCGS can ensure ...

2020 was undoubtedly a challenging year with changes no one could have predicted. For nearly a year, the Covid-19 pande...

Empty shelves in supermarkets, trucks rejected at borders because of missing papers and delays in international shippin...

Buying behaviour has changed and the relationship between global brands and their customers who support them is being t...

Supply chain traceability is often heralded as the future of food safety. Traceability in the food supply chain plays a...

Interview with Jon Murthy from the BRCGS Over the course of the last few months the BRCGS has launched a number of init...

Food fraud is nothing new and the topic hasn't lost its relevance in recent years. The fact is, food fraud scandals are...

The global pandemic has placed supply chain resilience firmly front of mind for brands, retailers, and the growing numb...

In recent months, the BRCGS has responded to the challenges of the pandemic by launching a number of initiatives that a...

In the past months, the Coronavirus pandemic posed challenges and risks to a variety of supply chains and had a major i...

What type of product inspection solution best suits my business? This is a question that every food manufacturer should...

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Around eight million tons of plastic enter our oceans globally every year. With items like plastic bottles taking up to...

A fascinating report was issued last year by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre for the food and beverage ...

In May 2019 the FDA established what was described as a new era of smarter food safety initiative. The initiative was d...

Internal auditing is a requirement of ISO 22000 and ISO 9001, and more. So it is something we do have to do. Besides ju...

The food industry is one of the most regulated industries in the world. Keeping track of the latest trends, regulatory ...

Discussions around supply chain transparency generally focus on brands and retailers—namely, those who directly interac...

In response to consumer demand for more “responsible” products, businesses have made commitments to ensure their supply...

The Coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on the food industry. On one hand the demand for food has increased stron...

In times of social distancing and a changing operational landscape, remote solutions are becoming increasingly importan...

The Coronavirus pandemic poses challenges and risks to the entire food supply chain. On one hand, restricted working co...

There are still travel and work restrictions in place in many countries due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. As a r...

In the past months, many on-site audits couldn't be performed due to travel restrictions. Now some borders are reopenin...

This is a non-exhaustive very high level summary of the 13 page guidance document Managing Food Safety during Covid-19 ...

BRCGS, the organisation behind the world’s leading food safety standard, has issued new guidance to food manufacturers ...

One of the privileges of growing older is eating whatever you want right? Well, while this may be our attitude to life,...

Food Focus has published an overview of international guidedance for food manufacturers during the COVID-19 crisis. In ...

The current situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown South African is experiencing, which has led to ...

Interview with KellyAnn Tsai from Transparency-One

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) team monitors the Covid-19 situation on a daily basis. The main objective is t...

The worldwide spread of the coronavirus poses challenges not only for food producers, but also for auditors. For this r...

Safety, health, sustainability and honesty were only some of the buzzwords that were discussed at this year's GFSI conf...

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus situation, employers are looking for ways to protect their employees from the...

The COVID-19 coronavirus was initially a critical problem limited to a few countries. But in the last weeks, it has dev...

Newer balances and scale often include internal test weights that can help reduce time spent on periodic testing with e...

Plant based food, healthy hedonism or snackification are just some of the food trends that are currently influencing th...

In the world of food safety where there is a plethora of standards, we have become accustomed to changes. New legislati...

Do you know what you have to consider when assessing a pest control program? Food Focus has summarized eight tips on ho...

What you need to consider Receiving complaints from consumers and from major retailers about glass shards in one of you...

Food retailers such as supermarkets demand the highest levels of packaged food conformity to enable them to meet custom...

When we talk about the food chain, we often get a mental picture of farms growing crops, perhaps a manufacturing plant ...

We get many requests for information on “What microorganisms should I test for?” And even more for “What are the allowa...

The ability for food manufacturers to recall contaminated food products was publicly tested last year in the Listeriosi...

Transparency-One, in partnership with SGS, is proud to announce that French retailer Intermarché has launched Transpare...

Foods were once produced just around the corner, nowadays they can travel many miles to reach our dining tables. As a r...

Any Quality or Technical Manager will admit that food safety management systems do not implement and maintain themselve...

How to Establish a Food Safety Culture Food safety plays an important role in a food producing company. In order to ens...

In 2018 there was a lot of information about Listeriosis, the disease caused by the deadly Listeria monocytogenes. But ...

Every year around one third of the world's food is wasted. Experts believe that this number will increase dramatically ...

Recent events in the media have highlighted the issue of rats in food outlets – much to the horror of consumers. And r...

The business case for transparency is compelling: a 2018 study found that 74% of consumers would switch from their usua...

2018 was a busy food fraud year, both internationally and in South Africa. The increase in South African media reports ...

EU Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2021 The use of plastic is without question quite convenient. Plastic...

Blockchain, food fraud and transparency from farm-to-fork are topics that play a major role within the food industry. T...

Whether it’s responding to concerns about plastic waste, improving labelling accuracy or making the most of advances in...

Companies spend a lot of time and money to develop new ingredients and new food products but unless they are protected,...

Every day, millions of tons of food are harvested, produced, packaged, delivered and consumed. Sometimes, manufacturers...

Mince and sausages have often been a subject of much debate in South Africa. Who can forget the headlines announcing th...

The number of cases of food fraud is constantly increasing. In the following article TÜV NORD CERT informs about the up...

Living a healthy lifestyle is becoming more important to many people. This is not only evident in everyday activities, ...

What's In My Beer? In a move to “elevate transparency,” American beer brand Bud Light has announced that beginning in F...

It is the longest shutdown in U.S. history and it hasn't ended yet. For 34 days all non-essential government tasks have...

According to the CDC in the USA, Salmonella causes far more illnesses than you might suspect. For every person with a S...

Although internal audits are a mandatory requirement of all the food safety management system standards such as FSSC 22...

Online shopping is simple and convenient; you can buy products from all over the world – without leaving your own four ...

Having recently spent a lot of time in a whole range of catering kitchens, it seems like a good time to have a refreshe...

30% of all food produced worldwide occuring along the value-added chain “from farm to fork” is wasted every year. This ...

Digital disruptors, the internet of things, 3D food printing, insect proteins, block chain and lab grown meat – these a...

Regulation 638 – what does this practically mean for your food business? In response to the Listeriosis outbreak, it is...

Every year about 48 million people in the United States suffer from a foodborne illness. Most of the illnesses happen s...

Chocolate often conjures up images of happy children and sweet treats. While there are many things to love about chocol...

The outbreak of Listeriosis resulted in the largest food recall in South Africa. All media channels were flooded with n...

Pumpkins, costumes and lots of treats: Halloween is almost here. Trick-or-treating is one of the main activities childr...

Food Fraud is not something new and has been reported since the 1820’s. What is new is the scale and lengths to which p...

Meat, poultry and seafood manufacturers face many pressures on their production lines. Maintaining a hygienic productio...

Rolf Uys is a familiar face of the food safety industry in South Africa. Food Focus caught up with Rolf preparing for o...

Each year over 5,000 injuries in food and drink manufacturing are reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in ...

It’s about the WHO The new regulation makes it compulsory for the person in charge (the name on the certificate of acce...

Sensitivity has a big impact on the performance of your metal detector. There are a number of factors that affect sensi...

Food safety scares often make national and international headlines and a well-publicized incident can destroy the worth...

In recent years, many new food labels have taken the world by storm, becoming a popular topic of discussion in the food...

If you’re a hawker selling food and meals using a food truck, which you take from place to place or sell from a vehicle...

Did you know that approximately one third of the food produced in the world gets lost or wasted? This affects around 1....

In the last few months we have had a lot of advice given about ensuring we cook food thoroughly to ensure that we don’t...

By producing tons of waste every year, we intensify environmental pollution. Especially plastics and non-recyclable mat...

I know Shakespeare said “A rose by another name would be just as sweet” but this is one we have to get right! There is ...

One of the primary reactions to the current Listeriosis outbreak has been to clean, clean, clean... and rightly so. But...

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) aims to improve food safety through industry collaboration and knowledge shari...

2018 could be the year when cultured meat finally becomes marketable. After many years of research, field trials and pr...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have worked closely over the ...

Consumers who are allergic to food which contains gluten usually rely on gluten-free certifications. Those certificatio...

Why do we hear the word transparency all over today? Because consumers are looking for more transparent products. They ...

Food contamination is a common concern for both consumers and food producers. Contamination can occur at any stage of f...

In today’s globalized world, supply chains have become more and more complex, and it is even more challenging to ensure...

Carrefour and SGS launched the Visual Trust initiative during the National Food Safety Week in Beijing on July 1, 2017,...

Mars Food has launched revolutionary supply chain solution Transparency-One, with SGS and supported by Blippar, to help...

SGS and Transparency-One are working with Mars Food and Blippar to revolutionize end-to-end supply chain transparency. ...

Seafood sustainability is becoming increasingly important for consumers. It is now a key driver for seafood purchases, ...

You might not be comfortable with transparency because you’re concerned somebody else might take advantage of the great...

Since 30 years ago, multiple initiatives have created new obligations for millions of farmers. The story generally goes...