Food Safety

Food recalls and the need for certified suppliers

Recent Food Recalls Point to the Need for Certified Suppliers

The number of FDA food recalls rose an astonishing 93% between 2012 and 2017, as reported by Food Safety Tech. The same report revealed that USDA-led recalls also rose by about 84%. That jaw-dropping figure is only made more serious by the fact that food recalls can happen for a variety of reasons, and consumers […]

What to Look for in a Quality Ingredient Supplier

If you have the responsibility of ingredient procurement director, or a similar role at your organization, it can feel overwhelming to sift through numerous potential suppliers to source safe, high-quality ingredients. The benefits of working with a trusted ingredient distributor is that they do a lot of this work for you — by vetting every […]