Food Safety

FMI SafeMark® Delivers a Microlearning Version of Its Food Handler Training Course

Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers is critical to preventing foodborne illness. That's why FMI is offering a new microlearning version of the SafeMark® Quick Reference: Food Safety for Food Handler ...

Let’s Talk Viruses and Parasites at the Food Safety Forum

To support the food industry’s commitment to advancing food safety, FMI has partnered with the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) to bring together global research experts, industry professionals and food safety policy leaders to discuss ...

Promoting and Celebrating Food Safety Culture

As we celebrate World Food Safety Day, we recognize the meaningful relationships between food suppliers, retailers and food safety professionals who ensure the products our industry sells to consumers are safe. Today and every day, we are thankful ...

Grocery Shoppers Continue to Adapt and Evolve in a Challenging Landscape

The food retail industry continues to battle an obstacle course of issues, including the pandemic/endemic; supply chain challenges; inflation; domestic tragedies; and the ramifications of a war in Ukraine. With all this turmoil, it is comforting to ...

Keeping Food Safety Top of Mind When Sourcing Produce Grown Indoors

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) operations, such as hydroponics and indoor farming, can help with meeting the needs of shoppers by providing a variety of fresh produce that is sourced locally. But it is not without its own ...

How Does FMI Know the Current State of the Food Industry?

The answer is from YOU. We know because the industry tells us each year when we ask, as we have been doing every year for more than 70 years. The first ever The Food Retailing Industry Speaks (Speaks) report appeared in 1949. Seventy-three years ...

Employee Empowerment and Continuous Improvement Drive Whole Foods Market‘s Food Safety Culture

At our January 2022 FMI Food Protection Committee Meeting, we recognized Whole Foods Market with the FMI Food Safety Innovation Award for their strong food safety culture that strives for continuous improvement. To highlight key aspects of their ...

Navigating Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

Verifying the accuracy of allergen information on food labels throughout the entire supply chain is critical to protect the estimated 32 million people in the nation who live with food ...

Retail Food Safety Professionals Set Food Safety Initiatives for 2022

Retail food safety professionals met in January 2022 to prioritize their work over the next year and set food safety initiatives. FMI’s longstanding Food Protection Committee (FPC) has been in place for decades and works to develop solutions to ...

Demonstrating a Commitment to Food Safety through Innovation

A strong food safety culture is not dependent on one element. Rather, elements of food safety culture must be integrated throughout an organization, at all levels - from the top ...

Food Safety for E-Commerce Operations – Meeting Customer Expectations

Food delivery is not a new concept, but it expanded tremendously during the pandemic when consumers were seeking alternative ways to purchase food and household items as they reduced outings and shopping ...

Making Memories with Safe Family Meals

Whether a meal is made from scratch, a meal kit or pantry staples, it’s not the recipe that matters. It’s the family meal and memories that matter. And with a greater emphasis on family meals at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been ...

Coming Together for Food Safety through Prevention and Collaboration

The food industry proudly—and safely—feeds families across the nation with nutritious and wholesome items. Collaboration across the entire supply chain is a key part of making that happen through the prevention of foodborne ...

Prep Yourself with Food Safety this September

September is a time of celebration as we highlight the importance of family meals and food safety for National Family Meals Month and National Food Safety Education ...

Heavy Metals in Baby and Toddler Foods Explored at the FMI Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Conference

As the food industry returns to some degree of normalcy, we are seeing renewed attention on a number of pre-pandemic issues. One of these topics is heavy metals in food, particularly those foods designed for infants and ...