Watchdog groups report that while the number of regulated facilities has increased, the volume of inspections has ...

train up to 2,000 to 3,000 food safety officials in 2011. Food Safety News recently had a chance to chat with Jerry Wojtala, executive director of IFPTI, about the history of the organization and its ...

As part of the preventive refocus that is the cornerstone of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food and Drug Administration has launched an online training tool to help trucking companies meet ...

Developed by veteran Food Scientist Erik Kurdelak, the new Listeria series provides practical, actionable guidance on pathogen prevention and response. The modules cover: ...

Food-safety and sanitation training for restaurant kitchen workers requires a holistic approach that treats food safety as an integral aspect of the company’s culture. This should be demonstrated ...

2 million children die from diarrhea because of microbiologically contaminated food and water. 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths annually are caused by food pathogens in ...

With FDA’s publication of the final Produce Safety Rule and the Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act, United Fresh is launching a new, multi-faceted training ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. & BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) and the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training at Louisiana State ...

Cooperative Extension agents offer ServSafe training statewide, helping restaurants, schools and food businesses meet safety standards.

A new law in California now requires restaurants to compensate employees for state-mandated food handler certifications. But the law has been weaponized by advocacy groups looking to push their own ...