Food safety culture is, at its core, about manners in motion – the everyday behaviors and small choices that add up to a safe, consistent, and trustworthy operation – and it works best when expectations are modeled from the top and lived by everyone on the floor. It grows through repetition: the same good habits practiced shift after shift until they become second nature.
Artificial intelligence is quickly finding its way into quality systems across pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and dietary supplement operations. While AI tools offer clear potential to improve efficiency, trend analysis, and decision-making, they also raise important questions about data integrity, validation, and regulatory oversight.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), is responsible for ensuring that imported meat, poultry, and processed egg products meet the same safety standards as those produced domestically. To achieve this, FSIS’s State and International Audit Staff (SIAS) regularly audits food safety inspection systems of foreign countries deemed equivalent to the United States (U.S.).
