Food Safety

Food manufacturers must fulfill regulatory requirements related to hygiene and good manufacturing practices to successfully market their products as safe. As the MS 1514:2022 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) has been released, let’s take a look at what are the key...

Now more than ever, food allergies need to be recognized by food manufacturers. If not diagnosed and treated correctly, a food allergy can cause serious health issues.In the new MS1514:2022 GMP, one of the new requirements added is allergen control. It is defined...

Leaders in the company must set the tone and support their staff in developing and maintaining the communication. – 5 mins readWhen it comes to communication with your interested parties on food safety, do you feel confident that every message and experience that...

Food safety culture is all about how an organization values their food safety. In order to build a great Food Safety Culture, we must ensure that the right people are in place. - 3 mins readFood safety culture has been a hot topic since the publication of FSSC 22000...

Food safety procedures must be in place to foster a strong safety culture. - 5 mins readThe Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) introduced the idea of a food safety culture in version 7 of its benchmarking requirements, bringing this topic to the forefront, since the...

To succeed in your efforts to build a strong food safety culture, everyone in the business must understand their role in food safety and why it’s important. – 5 mins readHow do you build a food safety culture in your company? Some may have dealt with the company's...

In China, the imported foods are divided into 4 risk levels, from low to high i.e. A, B, C, D. Different levels of supervision are adopted for foods with different risk levels. The medium to high risk imported food categories include:Meat products, aquatic products,...

Healthy living has become a priority for the majority of Chinese people, particularly millennials. In fact, Chinese culture has long emphasized the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Chinese people are also more likely to spend more on vitamins and health...

Beauty, and health, begin and grows from within. This is something we have always known but it has only been in recent years that both the food and beauty industries have merged to form one larger beauty-from-within industry. - 2 mins readHave you seen such logo...

Existing food allergen management practices should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that your program remains up-to-date, effective, and continue to assist in the production of a safe food product. - 5 mins readA food allergy is an immune system response to a...

It takes time to establish a food safety culture in any organization small or large. In fact, it can take years of hard work and dedication from everyone in an organization. It is only those organizations that truly embrace the change will reap the benefits. - 3 mins...

When it comes to HACCP validation, verification and monitoring, wrapping our minds around it is crucial and not always easy. – 5 mins readIn the Codex HACCP 2020 standard, there is a guidance on 3.9 Establish a Monitoring System for Each CCP and 3.11 for Validation of...

In April 2021, China's General Administration of Customs China (GACC) issued Order 248 and Order 249. These two major regulations require all overseas F&B manufacturers exporting to China to register, before 1 January 2022, on a platform designated by GAC, and to...

On September 25, 2020, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted the revised Code of Practice (General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) and its HACCP annex). In this post, find out about some of the changes that may impact your food business. – 5 mins readOn...

Building a positive food safety culture requires long-term effort, however, it always starts with a commitment. You can make a commitment to start the right way by measuring what is the current food safety culture in your organization. – 5 mins readOne thing the...

With the rise of food safety issues, relevant industries or regulators have developed the food safety management system to overcome the concerns. The system is designed to control, protect and improve the resilience of food supply chain towards food crimes and food...

GMP are rules, codes and guidelines that govern the operating conditions in a food premise to enable safe food production. They are also essential to meeting food legislations (Food Act 1983, Food Regulations 1985 and Food Hygiene Regulation 2009) which are regulated...

FSSC 22000 V5.1: Decoding Food Safety Culture The newly released FSSC 22000 version 5.1 not only focuses on the laws and standards to regulate food safety, but it also goes beyond by introducing Food Safety Culture. The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) technical...

FSSC 22000 V5.1- Hot from the Oven -by Danielle Tan (Managing Consultant) The Foundation FSSC 22000 has published version 5.1 of its FSSC 22000 certification scheme on 3rd November 2020. The main reasons for an updated version are compliance with the latest...

How to Export Malaysian durian to China in easiest wayExporting Malaysian durian to China is not difficult at all! Let me explain to you!  First, durian orchards must obtain GAP certificationSecond, durians exported to China must be frozen for more than an hour...