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Debbie Pennell Retires From the DFA

Today, DFA of California and Safe Food Alliance sadly announce the retirement of our dear friend and valued employee Debbie...

Opportunities to Grow Demand and Consumption in the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry Amid an Elevated Supply

Supply challenges, demand growth opportunities, and sustainability highlightdiscussion around the 39th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress in Dubai. The...

DFA and Safe Food Alliance Announce “A New Day for DFA”

We are happy to announce a new chapter in DFA and Safe Food Alliance history, known as “A New Day...

Brand New EMP Resources Have Arrived!

Environmental Monitoring (EMP) is here to stay. Let’s make sure you are building your environmental monitoring program the right way. We’ve combined the...

The DFA of California Selects its Scholarship Recipients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO, California, September 17, 2021 — The Dried Fruit Association (DFA) of California Scholarship Foundation announces the...

Top Three HACCP Non-Conformities in the Tree Nut Industry

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points or HACCP for short – It’s the foundation for food safety worldwide, the program that...

Nut Intake May Increase Cognitive Performance of Older Adults

Press Release from INC – International Nut & Dried Fruit Council An INC-funded study, recently published in BMC Geriatrics1 showed...

SQF 9: The Latest Changes and What You Need to Know

In October 2020, SQF released the final version of their updated food safety standards, edition 9.0. You may recall that...

Vector Swabbing 101

You have just finished your swabbing, and now you wait with anticipation for the results to come back from the...

Environmental Monitoring: Answering Questions from the Industry

Written by Jon Kimble and Kyla Ihde, Safe Food Alliance Is it an FDA requirement or a strong recommendation for...

EMP: E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria – Oh My!

Written by Shawnil Guiles, Food Safety Auditor Do you have anxiety about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) coming into...

Consumer’s Most Pressing Questions About HACCP

Food safety is always evolving. With that, so do your food safety programs. Here at Safe Food Alliance, we regularly...

USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers with Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 05/19/2020 01:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 – As part of...

Long-Term Implications of COVID-19 for the Food Industry

Over the past 6 months, we have been through a lot together as an industry, as a nation, and as...

The 6th HACCP Principle: Verification

Written by Katie Edwards and Jon Kimble HACCP; It’s a bit complicated. There are so many steps and rules to...

Creating Transparency through Traceability

This article was originally posted by our friends at Agworld. Growers throughout the USA, and indeed most countries, are well...

FDA Issues Best Practices on Safe Food Handling and Employee Health in Retail

April 9, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued information and best practices for retail food stores, restaurants,...

Ask an Auditor: How does COVID-19 Impact my GFSI Audit [VIDEO]
Environmental Monitoring: How do we do it?

As with all other elements of a food safety program, your performance is only as good as the work of...

Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce

The article was originally posted by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 19th, 2020 (Source) MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION...