At Food World/Food Trade News, accuracy and credibility are foundational to our journalism. While we work to ensure that all reporting is thoroughly reviewed and verified prior to publication, mistakes can occur. When they do, we are committed to correcting them promptly, transparently, and responsibly.
We believe corrections are an essential part of accountable journalism and an important component of maintaining reader trust.
Commitment to Accuracy
Our editorial team strives to verify facts, quotations, names, dates, statistics, and contextual information before publication. When credible concerns regarding accuracy are raised – whether by readers, sources, companies, or staff – those concerns will be reviewed seriously and in good faith.
Transparency is a core principle of our editorial standards.
How Corrections Are Handled
If a factual error is confirmed, we will correct the content as quickly as reasonably possible.
Depending on the nature and severity of the error, corrections may include:
- Updating the article with corrected information
- Appending a correction or editor’s note to the story
- Issuing clarifications where context was incomplete or unclear
- Updating headlines, captions, graphics, or social media posts where necessary
Significant factual corrections will generally include a visible note explaining what was corrected. Minor typographical, grammatical, or formatting edits that do not materially affect meaning may be updated without a formal correction notice.
Our policy follows widely accepted newsroom best practices emphasizing that corrections should be clear, transparent, and timely.
Standards for Corrections
Corrections should:
- Clearly explain the nature of the error
- Provide the accurate information
- Avoid vague or misleading language
- Be understandable to readers without requiring outside context
We do not use euphemistic language to obscure factual errors. When a correction is necessary, it will be identified plainly as a correction, clarification, or editor’s note, depending on the circumstances.
This approach aligns with established Associated Press newsroom guidance on transparency and accountability.
Reader Feedback and Error Reporting
We encourage readers, sources, and industry stakeholders to notify us if they believe a story contains an error or requires clarification. Credible correction requests will be reviewed by editorial staff as promptly as possible.
Submitting a correction request does not automatically guarantee a correction will be issued. We may determine, after review, that the reporting was accurate as published.
Social Media and Distributed Content
When material errors appear in newsletters, social media posts, alerts, graphics, or other distributed content, we will make reasonable efforts to correct or clarify those errors on the relevant platform as appropriate.
Editorial Accountability
Corrections are not viewed as failures of journalism, but as part of responsible journalism. We believe organizations maintain credibility not by pretending errors never occur, but by addressing them honestly and promptly when they do.
Our responsibility is not only to publish information quickly, but to publish it accurately – and to correct the record transparently when necessary.
This policy is informed by accepted newsroom correction standards and guidance from organizations including the Associated Press and journalism ethics best practices regarding transparency and accountability.
Alexander Wissel
Executive Editor
You can read more about our:
Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Model Statement
Editorial Standards for Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Models