Quick Starter Guide to Canadian Food Labelling
When it comes to creating a food label for the Canadian retail market it is never an easy task. One of the challenges that manufacturers and importers face is meeting…
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How is the SQF Pet Food Manufacturing Code different from the SQF Food Manufacturing Code?
A quick look at the FDA Animal Food Recall and Withdrawal page confirms that animal food safety incidents are on the rise. From potentially elevated levels of aflatoxin, elevated levels…
Top 10 reasons why you require a Certified SQF Consultant for your Certification Project
In the past 10 years, the Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification has grown significantly to include many small food manufacturers, food packaging manufacturers, storage and distribution providers and now pet…
Starting a Food-Importing Business in Canada
Canada is a country known for its diversity. With a growing population of 38 million people from different ethnic backgrounds, Canada offers amazing cultures and foods. All this is possible…
Conducting a Consumer Sensory Test Using Tastelweb® Cloud-Based Software
The objective of consumer sensory tests or “affective tests” is to differentiate food products based on consumer preference levels. Assessors should be familiar with the food or beverage that they…
Food Defense Plan Compliance under FSMA
Initially published on May 27, 2016, US FDA’s Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration regulation (“the IA rule”) aims at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause…
Understanding the updated Listeria Policy (Canada)
Health Canada has recently released The Listeria Policy (2023), a regulatory document that supersedes the previous policy from 2011. Prepared by Health Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection…
Aegle Nutrition LLC – SQF Certification Project, Case Study
Aegle Nutrition LLC is a U.S.-based manufacturer of nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals founded in 2013 with top industry professionals who recognized a need to provide a different standard of customer…
US FDA Releases A New Edition of the Food Code
First published in 1997, the US FDA just released the 2022 edition of the Food Code, thereby marking 30 years of the FDA Food Code in its current format. Written…
Food Recalls 101
In Canada, the CFIA handles, on average, 175 food recalls a year. In the United States, Time Magazine reports that the number of food recalls for 2018 was 703, a…