Food safety continues to grow in importance to the American consumer, and so grows the importance of well-trained food safety auditors. We wants to ensure there are well-trained auditors for years to come, so the FMI Foundation in partnership with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) created a Food Safety Auditing Scholarship for students currently enrolled as food and agricultural science majors.

Our upcoming Annual Business Conference (ABC) is an ideal forum to set the stage for competing in and collaborating in the evolving retail landscape. In speaking with numerous retail and supplier members, the general consensus is that there are five top-of-mind topics that require attention at this conference.

FMI has launched a coin circulation resource page to help drive awareness. Leslie Sarasin, FMI president and chief executive officer, recorded a PSA to highlight how the coin circulation disruption is impacting millions of Americans and we created an animated infographic that encourages consumers to #getcoinmoving.

Shopper decisions are based on so many factors to include labels, ingredients, allergens, specific nutrients, not to mention taste, quality, and price. At the end of the day, recommendations must be practical and realistic to support consumer health and well-being.