Food Safety

Food Safety Priorities Take Shape for 2023

Each year, FMI's Food Protection Committee sets initiatives to help guide and prioritize their work. These priorities help to focus our communication with member companies about pressing food safety issues and direct our efforts with Congress and ...

Ensuring a Best in Class Food Safety System

The FDA Food Code is a reflection of the alignment of stakeholders on food safety and represents the agency's best advice for a uniform system of provisions that address the safety and protection of food offered at retail and in food ...

Looking Toward the Future with Food Safety Innovation

Technological advancement presents profound opportunities for the way the food industry operates. A perfect example of this is demonstrated by Walmart, this year’s recipient of the Food Safety Innovation ...

3 Easy Ways to Jumpstart Your Plans for Supermarket Employee Day 2.22.23

There are more than 40,000 stores that sell food and grocery items in the U.S. alone. Millions of supermarket employees come to work daily to keep shelves stocked and to provide communities with essential services that help them survive and ...

Celebrating 25 Years of Consumer Food Safety Education

In 1997, leaders from federal and state government, industry and consumer organizations were working hard to lay the foundation for what would be the Partnership for Food Safety ...

Get Started on Food Traceability Compliance

Food traceability is all the buzz these days, especially since the release of FDA’s much anticipated Final Food Traceability Rule last month. Find out how you can take some initial steps toward compliance with these questions and ...

Does a Fruitcake Really Have a Half-life?

With the holiday season upon us, it’s important to recognize and share tips with shoppers for how they can enjoy their holiday meals to the fullest - even leftovers - mitigating unnecessary food ...

FMI Foundation Food Safety Scholars Honored at SQF Unites

Since 2013, the FMI Foundation has partnered with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) to award the Food Safety Auditing Scholarships to outstanding students entering the field of food safety auditing. This year, out of 64 impressive applications, ...

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 ...