QA Magazine

09/04/2024

Cleaning up after yourself (and everyone else) can play a big role in mitigating stored product pests. https://buff.ly/44lvZzd

09/04/2024

Successful implementation will require collaboration within companies and with their customers and suppliers.

09/03/2024

Heray Spice is introducing coveted saffron to the U.S. market while giving Afghan farmers a business model that produces income and supports local schools.

09/03/2024

Cultivated meat has been welcomed as a revolutionary way to produce proteins without having a negative impact on the environment, but in the EU, a vocal opposition is forming.

08/30/2024

Foreign object contamination can be a real pain, resulting in recalls, wasted product and potential danger to consumers. Here are some ways to help prevent or mitigate events, or deal with them if they happen.

08/30/2024

Promptly detecting and addressing issues in your facility can help you avoid public health issues — and prevent your becoming a recipient of an unwelcome notice from FDA.

08/29/2024

Since its founding by Dave Thomas in 1969, the Wendy’s Co. has served consumers by focusing on using quality fresh ingredients without cutting corners off anything, including its never-frozen beef.

08/29/2024

With the rapid advancement of technology and increasing consumer demands for transparency, our journey is not unlike speeding down a highway, where every decision made at high speed can have significant consequences.

08/28/2024

Jill Stuber talks food safety culture, being a nerd for food safety and more. https://buff.ly/3N06ZXr

08/28/2024

Food safety leadership is too complex to sum up in one article; it takes many perspectives to paint a holistic picture. https://buff.ly/3Aqhssf

08/27/2024

Don’t leave your bird-related pest control problems to a wing and a prayer. Use these tips to make sure you’ve got a top-flight plan.

08/27/2024

Tauxe shares his views on human and scientific behaviors around the world, as well as collaborating with public health systems, food safety experts and other federal agencies to stay ahead of the curve.

08/27/2024

Many training initiatives miss the mark because the focus is simply on giving learners information. The missing piece is an emphasis on the end result — actual behavior change.

08/27/2024

While new research can always show new treatment methods and behavioral information to help with cockroach control, going back to the basics is the first step.

08/23/2024

Food safety isn’t a novel concept. As long as people have needed to eat (so, forever), they’ve needed to be able to do so knowing (hoping, expecting) that the food is safe. Here is a fraction of the landmark moments in food safety history.

08/23/2024

These well-known food and beverage companies are introducing new takes on their classic flavors.

08/22/2024

A closer look at the history of Quality Assurance & Food Safety magazine provides a representation of the industry itself.

08/22/2024

Training experts share approaches to ensure that Spanish-speaking communities have access to the food safety education and training needed to understand and manage risks in the workplace.

08/21/2024

Food fraud is one of the earliest examples of a danger to consumers and the basis for many regulations throughout history.

08/20/2024

The idea that food safety is non-competitive seems ubiquitous. But where it came from is less clear.

08/19/2024

Upton Sinclair’s 1906 book is still listed in The Library of Congress' collection of Books That Shaped America for having provoked thought, controversy and changes in national legislation throughout American history.

08/19/2024

Management commitment has been a long-standing expectation around food safety; however, in the past two decades, the term food safety culture has been spotlighted. Here, we draw insights from Ted Lasso, the ever-optimistic soccer coach, on how people-centric leadership builds culture even in the toughest of situations.

Management commitment has been a long-standing expectation around food safety; however, in the past two decades, the term food safety culture has been spotlighted. Here, we draw insights from Ted Lasso, the ever-optimistic soccer coach, on how people-centric leadership builds culture even in the tou...

08/16/2024

From Alexander the Great to the New Era For Smarter Food Safety, looking back at food safety can help us get ahead. https://buff.ly/3G0R2wM

08/16/2024

Pest management providers can be a partner in preventing rodent pressure in facilities. All you have to do is participate.

Pest management providers can be a partner in preventing rodent pressure in facilities. All you have to do is participate.

08/15/2024

The tale of food safety through the years offers a chance to learn from the past. Whether it’s reading up on landmark moments in food safety, charting food fraud through the years or learning how we got to where we are, this (very) short history on the (very) long story of food safety is a good place to start. https://buff.ly/3svgDel

08/15/2024

There are many effective tools and technologies in place to manage rodents. The key is to marry those with awareness, staff training and engagement in the pest program.

There are many effective tools and technologies in place to manage rodents. The key is to marry those with awareness, staff training and engagement in the pest program.

08/14/2024

Liliana Esposito, whose role at Wendy’s includes leading communications, government affairs and quality assurance, shares the lessons she’s learned about food safety, quality, social responsibility and more. https://buff.ly/3Prse7m

08/14/2024

Rodents can spread 35 CDC-identified pathogens, leave a trail of brand-damaging evidence behind or cause your operations to shut down completely.

Rodents can spread 35 CDC-identified pathogens, leave a trail of brand-damaging evidence behind or cause your operations to shut down completely.

08/13/2024

Exclusion and sanitation measures can go a long way in ridding your facility of disease-carrying large flies.