Food Safety

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Researchers tested GE-soy, conventional soy and organic soy to determine their nutrient and element compositional differences, as well as the presence of residues of herbicides and pesticides.

As the food industry manages a balancing act for greater capacity, efficiency and profitability, food safety always weighs in at the forefront.

With GFSI certification, processors win in two ways: food safety and quality management.

Mislabeling and undeclared allergens lead the reasons for recalled products.

A recent report by Keith Raney of UltraClean Electropolish Inc. and Richard Avery, consultant to the Nickel Institute Inc., details the ability of an electropolished surface to reduce cleaning time to remove stubborn deposits not removed by usual clean-in-place methods.

BRC began to develop the standard following the horsemeat scandal in the UK, when it identified the weak link in the supply chain as the lack of traceability back to source for food products.

While GFSI is a gold standard in the food and beverage industry, only one-third of processors are  compliant