Whois & Analysis for statefoodsafety.com

Card check (also called majority sign-up) is a method for employees to organize into a labor union in which a majority of employees in a bargaining unit sign authorization forms, or "cards", stating they wish to be represented by the union.

Since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) became law in 1935, card check has been an alternative to the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) election process.

Card check and election are both overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.

The difference is that with card sign-up, employees sign authorization cards stating they want a union, the cards are submitted to the NLRB and if more than 50% of the employees submitted cards, the NLRB requires the employer to recognize the union.

The NLRA election process is an additional step with the NLRB conducting a secret ballot election after authorization cards are submitted.

In both cases the employer never sees the authorization cards or any information that would disclose how individual employees voted.

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.

This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards.

In this way food safety often overlaps with food defense to prevent harm to consumers.

The tracks within this line of thought are safety between industry and the market and then between the market and the consumer.

In considering industry to market practices, food safety considerations include the origins of food including the practices relating to food labeling, food hygiene, food additives and pesticide residues, as well as policies on biotechnology and food and guidelines for the management of governmental import and export inspection and certification systems for foods.

In considering market to consumer practices, the usual thought is that food ought to be safe in the market and the concern is safe delivery and preparation of the food for the consumer.