Articles Tagged with ''standards''

The bipartisan agreement would establish a national labeling requirement for foods containing GMOs.

The Senate Agricultural Committee reached a bipartisan agreement Thursday establishing a national labeling requirement for foods containing genetically modified ingredients.

ISO, the International Standards Organization, has updated its ISO 14001 environmental management systems (EMS) guidelines to reflect the increased prominence of environmental management within strategic planning processes.

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted revisions to 33 fresh fruit and vegetable grade standards, ten fresh fruit and vegetable for processing grade standards, and three nut and specialty crops grade standards.

A new GS1 US Advisory Services program will provide GS1 US members with customized technical and business expertise to address their unique GS1 Standards implementation challenges, according to the organization.

 FSIS estimates an average of 50,000 illnesses will be prevented annually in the US after the standards are implemented. 

The British Retail Consortium has published has published the seventh issue of the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, recognized internationally as a standard for good manufacturing practices in food, packaging, storage and distribution as well as consumer products.