Food Safety

FMI Food Protection Committee sets 2017 Food Safety Initiatives

In late January, food safety professionals from FMI retail and wholesale member companies gathered in Scottsdale, AZ to discuss the 2017 food safety initiatives. The priority initiatives typically mirror the top issues that the industry is facing in ...

Are you prepared for Supply Chain Regulations?

Food retailers cannot ignore the rising pressure to keep track of these new rules and regulations that are constantly being rolled out and implemented. At the 2017 Supply Chain Conference, there will be several sessions discussing a number of ...

Unlocking the Grocery Food Safety Code

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI, will soon launch its Retail/Wholesale Grocery Code, the newest certification program from SQFI. The program was developed to provide retailer and wholesaler organizations with the ...

2017: What Can We Expect in Food Safety

For most food safety professionals, 2016 was a busy year. More than likely, the ‘Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA’ was the most commonly discussed topic throughout the food industry-that probably won’t change in 2017. But as we start 2017, we ...

2016 for the FMI Foundation Was All About Family Meals and Food Safety

In 2016, the FMI Foundation made huge strides to help Americans eat one more family meal at home each week. September, National Family Meals Month™ transitioned from a social media campaign to a living, breathing campaign alive in stores, on TV, on ...

2016: The Year of the Monkey, SQF to the Rescue

According to the Chinese calendar, 2016 was the year of the monkey. One could fairly say that there was a monkey on our stakeholders’ back this year, and its name was FSMA. Sorting through FDA’s Final Rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (...

Food Safety in 2016: Regulations, Resources and Relationships

The year of 2016 will be remembered for food safety regulations, resources and relationships. These three themes may appear rather divergent, but they served as the strands carefully woven into the life-line the FMI Center for Retail Food Safety and ...

Food Safety Education: How to Talk Food Safety with your Customers

Food retailers have invested tremendous resources in food safety over the past two decades. Food safety is the foundation of food retailers’ relationships with their customers—consumers expect the food they purchase is safe. According to US Grocery ...

It Is Time to Re-Register Your FDA Inspected Facilities: Why It’s Important and What You Need to Do

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires biennial registration of all domestic and foreign food facilities engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding food for consumption in the ...

Two Deservedly at the Top

Female leaders from many of FMI's member companies have received the recognition of Top Women in Grocery this year. I salute all of them. I’m especially honored to celebrate two of my exceptional colleagues who were honored this week at the Top ...

Handwashing—Essential to Protecting Public Health

Tomorrow is Global Handwashing Day. Yes, you heard it. Handwashing Day. And, it’s not just National Handwashing Day but Global Handwashing Day. Why Handwashing you may ask? Although it may sound simple, handwashing plays an important role in ...

3 Things to Know About the SafeMark and Prometric Partnership

According to U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2016, nine out of 10 shoppers say they trust their grocery stores to sell safe food. Maintaining a shopper’s trust continues to be on the forefront of retailers’ mind, which is why it’s important to have food ...

Recipe-Re Do: Recipes featuring food safety improve consumer behaviors

When it comes to recipes, countless albums on my Pinterest profile are dedicated to finding a quick family meal that everyone will love. According to the 2014 report on Retail Contributions to Health and Wellness 2014, 100 percent of the food ...

Your FSMA Preventive Controls Checklist

In response to FSMA, SQFI has developed a voluntary Preventive Controls audit checklist and guidance document for stakeholders to use as a guide for identifying the necessary steps to bridge any gaps between a company’s SQF Program and the PC ...

3 Reasons to Invest in Food Safety Training and Certification

There are more than 42,200 items in a grocery store (The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2015). That’s 42,200 opportunities to have a mishap, and it only takes one issue to damage a company’s reputation. Food safety is the hallmark of grocers’ ...