What really keeps food safe? Are your food safety practices as good as they can be? Is good enough ever good enough? While essential to ensure against consumer harm, best practice food safety can be complex, and its intricacies are not always well understood – or well portrayed. In this semi-monthly TAG Talks Food Safety podcast, 35-year food industry veteran Lisa Lupo hosts discussions with Subject Matter Experts from The Acheson Group (TAG) global consultants on current and critical best practices in keeping food safe. Join us as we discuss today’s food trends, their realities, and the responsibilities of each link of the food chain – from grower through manufacturer and retail to consumer.
What really keeps food safe? Are your food safety practices as good as they can be? Is good enough ever good enough? While essential to ensure against consumer harm, best practice food safety can be complex, and its intricacies are not always well understood – or well portrayed. In this semi-monthly TAG Talks Food Safety podcast, 35-year food industry veteran Lisa Lupo hosts discussions with Subject Matter Experts from The Acheson Group (TAG) global consultants on current and critical best practices in keeping food safe. Join us as we discuss today’s food trends, their realities, and the responsibilities of each link of the food chain – from grower through manufacturer and retail to consumer.
Show Resources:
– https://aifs.ucdavis.edu/
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