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Current Food Production Methods

Current Food Production Methods

Current Food Production Methods By Lane Highbarger, EAS Consulting Group Independent Consultant The past 50 years of research in microbiological pathways have taught us much about genes and the resultant protein products. The discovery of restriction enzymes in the...
FSVP Tips to Navigate Common Pitfalls

FSVP Tips to Navigate Common Pitfalls

FSVP Tips to Navigate Common Pitfalls By Brandon Boone, EAS Consulting Group Independent Consultant Since the implementation of the FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) in 2017, overall compliance rates have remained consistently low. There are a wide...
USDA’s Process for Auditing Equivalent Foreign Food Safety Systems

USDA’s Process for Auditing Equivalent Foreign Food Safety Systems

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.).