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...

FF: What 5 tips would you give a company to assist them in performing better inspections? Use the right tools. I use a...

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...