Tablet PCs, PDAs and even Kindles are replacing clipboards for manufacturers migrating to automated data collection systems for quality control, including HACCP checkpoints.

As we have sadly learned, no one nation, person or business is immune from the wrath of Mother Nature.

Genetically engineered grains are mainstream, but gene splicing in livestock remains experimental. A Boston area biotechnology firm hopes to change that and end its 18-year quest for commercial approval.

While food safety has been viewed as a non-competitive practice in the food industry, FDA’s limited funding will inevitably cause it to partner with other groups to satisfy the mandates of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to David Acheson in a recent Leavitt Partners blog. How FDA partners with third parties will vary depending on geographical location.

Santa will have to get in step with FSMA as he imports uninspected candy from unregistered plants at the North Pole.

Much more can be done if there is adequate funding

A year after passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, food companies await regulatory proposals for preventive controls and other requirements of the new law.

Generating data that can’t be used for improvements is useless.

A House and Senate Conference Committee finally came to an agreement on an extra $50 million for the FDA’s 2012 budget.

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