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Beautifully seared golden-brown wet scallops prepared in tomato sauce, adhering to food safety standards.
ANSI | Food Safety

Dry vs. Wet Scallops: Why Most Aren’t Ideal for Searing

ByAlexandra Schirn September 5, 2025September 3, 2025

If you are shopping at a mega-supermarket chain, you are likely purchasing wet scallops without realizing it. While wet and dry scallops may look similar,…

Quality management audit being conducted at an industrial bakery that adheres to ISO 22002-1:2025.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 22000-1:2025—Prerequisites Programs on Food Safety

ByAlexandra Schirn August 20, 2025August 13, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 81% of investigated foodborne illness outbreaks were attributed to contamination of hands and surfaces, highlighting…

Pet owner hanging her dog animal feed that adheres to ISO 6498:2012.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 6498:2012—Animal Feeding Stuffs

ByAlexandra Schirn June 20, 2025June 16, 2025

Animal feed quality control directly impacts the safety and quality of animal products intended for human consumption. It involves a range of tests and measures…

Woman in a grocery store buying USDA labeled organic lettuce that is in compliances with the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) standards.
ANSI | Food Safety

What Does the “Organic” Label Mean?

ByAlexandra Schirn April 15, 2025August 5, 2025

Popular claims on products today include “clean,” “natural,” “regenerative,” “free-range,” “sustainably harvested,” and “green.” None of these claims are federally regulated—but “organic” is. All products…

Industry professional conducting a sensory analysis evaluation of coffee that adheres to ISO 18794:2018 guidelines
ANSI | Food Safety | Quality Management

ISO 18794:2018—Coffee Sensory Analysis Vocabulary

ByAlexandra Schirn April 2, 2025June 4, 2025

Rather than beans, coffee beans are actually considered seeds of the coffee cherry fruit. Growing on tall shrubs and bushes that resemble a berry bush,…

Aerial view of Sardinia, Italy – Blue Zone landscape.
ANSI | Environmental Management | Quality Management

How Standards Support Healthy Living in Blue Zones

ByAlexandra Schirn March 17, 2025August 15, 2025

Do you know what Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Ikaria, Greece; and Nicoya, Costa Rica all have in common? These are the five…

Restaurant crew in kitchen.
Workcred Point of View

The Importance of Quality Credentials in Supporting Public Health in Food Safety

Bythe National Restaurant Association/ServSafe, in partnership with Workcred March 4, 2025May 20, 2025

The role of credentials in the United States economy and workplace may be most visible in job postings or when individuals earn new credentials. However,…

Food safety inspector reviewing production for standard (ISO 22000 food safety) compliance.
ANSI | Food Safety

Food Standardization: Why Safety & Quality Matter Globally

ByAlexandra Schirn February 28, 2025August 14, 2025

Since the beginning of human history, food safety has been a concern. In fact, it is believed that the first English food law—the Assize of…

Cooked white rice that went through the rice milling process that adheres to ISO 6646:2011 laboratory food testing requirements.
ANSI | Food Safety | Laboratory

ISO 6646:2011— Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

ByAlexandra Schirn January 31, 2025June 4, 2025

There are over 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice (the grass species Oryza sativa) worldwide. Every continent other than Antarctica produces some variety of rice: the…

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