Keeping your business – and our nation’s food supply – safe and secure.
Regulatory Updates, Recalls & Safety Alerts
Training & Education
- FaBsafe Certificate® for Basic Food Safety
- Member resource: Safe Food Resources (consulting and/or training in SQF, BRC, GMPs, preventive controls, food defense, FSVP, intentional adulteration, and HACCP)
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
The USDA oversees the safe production of meat, poultry, farmed catfish, and certain egg products. The USDA also oversees when any of these are used as an ingredient or entrée (e.g. sausage in a frozen lasagna product.)
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
FDA oversight includes products like fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables, milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream, juices, bottled water and carbonated beverages, infant formula, seafood and seafood products, grains, pastas, cereals, nuts, beans, snacks, sweets, spices, seasonings and sauces, pet food and animal feed.
Testing
- Member resource: Eurofins (testing for allergens, authenticity, chemical & ingredient verification, contaminants, dairy, GMO, nutrition analysis, and shelf life)
- Lab supply discount program offered by BioForward Wisconsin
- Lab testing discount program offered by Eurofins
