Food Safety

Photo Friday: FMI Pays Tribute to the Partnership for Food Safety Education

Flashing back two decades, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) worked in tandem with industry partners, federal government agencies, and the food science community to launch the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE)....

The Right Ingredient to Any Family Meal this September: Food Safety

In my dual professional role as a food safety practitioner and a registered dietitian, I happen to have two passions that coalesce in September: our FMI Foundation campaign that encourages households to enjoy one more meal each week together using ...

How Millennial Shopping Habits Relate to U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2017

Two Millennials in FMI’s office, compared their grocery shopping habits to FMI's 2017 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report....

Food Safety and Family Meals Go Together

September isn’t just National Family Meals Month™ (NFMM). It’s also National Food Safety Education Month, the period every year when the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) devotes as many resources as it can to getting its message out ...

Photo Friday: National Family Meals Month™ Lights Up NYC's Times Square

FMI Foundation’s infographic, “Family Meals Fuel Better Nutrition" appeared as a billboard in NYC’s Times Square on September 7 to kick-off National Family Meals Month™...

Marking Pivotal Anniversaries in Food Safety

We’re celebrating a paper anniversary of the compliance date of two of seven major rules that significantly impact the way our supply chain does business: the FSMA Preventive Controls Rule for Human and Animal Foods rules bolster the long-term ...

Hurricane Harvey: Information, Resources and Donation Options for Food Retail

As our thoughts and hearts go out to those whose lives have been forever changed by this weather phenomenon, we grasp for those actions we can take that can help bring relief to those ...

Submit your Nomination Today for the FMI Food Safety Innovation Award

The FMI Food Safety Innovation Award is presented annually in conjunction with the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) to a company or organization for demonstrating a commitment to the advancement of food protection through ...

A Challenge the Entire Food Industry is Committed to Overcoming

FMI’s Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and Senior Vice President of Food Safety Programs, Hilary Thesmar, participated in several symposiums where she shared the retail food industry’s recent food safety ...

How My Weekly Grocery Shopping Habits Relate to U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends

My weekly trip to the grocery store, usually early on Sunday morning, often makes me wonder about my grocery shopping habits compared to the shopping trends I study and analyze from FMI's 2017 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report....

Connecting Food Safety Students with Scholarship and Grant Money

Members of the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) recently spent time at the Institute of Food Technology (IFT) Conference. This conference is a collection of some of the most creative minds in the science of food and technology arenas. Among other ...

IFT17: Empowering Scientific Communication to Feed the World

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) held the 2017 Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 25-28, 2017. Industry experts, students and government officials from over 90 countries converged in the scorching 115°F valley to ...

Food Retailers Best Offense Could be Food Defense

In today’s world, it’s important to know how to prepare for intentional threats inside and outside of the food supply ...

AI, Cultured Coffee and 4 More Food Retailing Trends I Didn’t Know About

Specialty foods and beverages represent the sweet spot in food retailing today. Sales hit $127 billion last year, climbing 15 percent from 2014 to 2016, while total retail food sales grew 2.3 percent, according to the Specialty Food Association’s ...

Working with FDA During A Recall

There are endless reasons for product recalls, but no matter what, they are always highly stressful situations. The best way to handle recalls is to be prepared. During a recall, it is essential companies are prepared to communicate and work with ...