During the pandemic, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service largely replaced its in-country visitation teams with so-called remote verification audits.

As the industry considers how to improve the safety of the food supply following the seemingly endless peanut-product recalls now established as the most widespread recall in U.S. history one area ...

Examples of audit criteria include: regulations, standards, contract, customer requirements and internal procedures. It is also important to note that food safety audits help assess if food is being ...

According to Dr. Emily Griep, Manager of Food Safety at United Fresh, “Auditors have explored hi-tech options like Google Glass, but it’s more common for virtual tours to be conducted through ...

Westwood, NJ-based Comprehensive Food Safety and its sister company, RK Environmental, launched their COVID-19 Task Force in February, said Stan Cherkasky, Comprehensive Food Safety’s managing ...

The food bank scored 950 out of 1,000 points in the audit, which officials said is among the most rigorous and respected food safety inspections in the industry. Anything over 700 points is ...