Bob Lijana

Checklists: Useful Tools or Traps?

By Bob Lijana

…each requirement in the code with practices and procedures, then they can essentially use the code as a checklist. Many companies in this phase build their programs and their audit…

…each requirement in the code with practices and procedures, then they can essentially use the code as a checklist. Many companies in this phase build their programs and their audit…

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Dan Okenu, Ph.D., Food Safety Manager, H-E-B
Retail Food Safety Forum

Clean Matters

By Dan Okenu, Ph.D.

…these cleanliness predictors are associated with return-on-investment. Figure 1: Dirty Cloth Towel in Dirty “Sanitizer” Solution Many of you may have seen those food code compliant red buckets for sanitizer…

…these cleanliness predictors are associated with return-on-investment. Figure 1: Dirty Cloth Towel in Dirty “Sanitizer” Solution Many of you may have seen those food code compliant red buckets for sanitizer…

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Francine Shaw
FST Soapbox

Food Safety Imagery in Social Media: Exploring the Positive and Negative Aspects

By Francine L. Shaw

Code regulations, legal ramifications, and the concern of those who monitor these visuals. Some important things to consider include: Accountability of Site Owners. Using imagery in social media and on…

Code regulations, legal ramifications, and the concern of those who monitor these visuals. Some important things to consider include: Accountability of Site Owners. Using imagery in social media and on…

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2022 FDA Food Code

FDA Issues 2022 Food Code

The FDA has issued the 2022 edition of the FDA Food Code, which contains some significant changes, including: Adding sesame as a major food allergen to reflect that the Food…

The FDA has issued the 2022 edition of the FDA Food Code, which contains some significant changes, including: Adding sesame as a major food allergen to reflect that the Food…

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Kraft Recalls Mac & Cheese Due to Possible Metal Pieces

Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner – due to the…

Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner – due to the…

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Derek Stangle, Squadle
FST Soapbox

A Check on Food Service Safety

By Derek Stangle

…these standards are derived from (i.e. FDA Food Code), the purpose of restaurant inspections and the consequences of receiving a food code violation. Starting with the basics, employees should carefully…

…these standards are derived from (i.e. FDA Food Code), the purpose of restaurant inspections and the consequences of receiving a food code violation. Starting with the basics, employees should carefully…

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Steve Ardagh
FST Soapbox

What’s in Your Glove?

By Steve Ardagh

…verifications? Ask 6: Is the product traceable? Does your glove box come with a QR code in which manufacturing activity is captured, secured and shared across the supply chain? Consortium…

…verifications? Ask 6: Is the product traceable? Does your glove box come with a QR code in which manufacturing activity is captured, secured and shared across the supply chain? Consortium…

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Darin Detwiler

Bringing Food Safety to the Masses

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…data related to foodborne illness incidents, and we have much better—when you’re looking at multi-state outbreaks—data being collected. One area that’s of interest is the FDA Food Code in that…

…data related to foodborne illness incidents, and we have much better—when you’re looking at multi-state outbreaks—data being collected. One area that’s of interest is the FDA Food Code in that…

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Wiping down table
Food Safety Culture Club

Norovirus Season Is Here: Foodservice Actions To Help Prevent Outbreaks

…with identification of contributing factors to foodborne illness outbreaks. Epidemiology and infection, 145(11), 2254–2262, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001406 [5] U.S. Food & Drug Administration, “Food Code 2017.” https://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/retailfoodprotection/foodcode/ucm595139.htm Accessed Nov. 22, 2022.

…with identification of contributing factors to foodborne illness outbreaks. Epidemiology and infection, 145(11), 2254–2262, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001406 [5] U.S. Food & Drug Administration, “Food Code 2017.” https://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/retailfoodprotection/foodcode/ucm595139.htm Accessed Nov. 22, 2022.

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Joseph Carson

Strategies To Identify and Prevent Cyber Attacks

By Joseph Carson

…using reverse-engineering codes. The volume of data on the device should be reduced to minimize the risk. Consider certificate pinning. Certificate pinning is an operating process that helps with app…

…using reverse-engineering codes. The volume of data on the device should be reduced to minimize the risk. Consider certificate pinning. Certificate pinning is an operating process that helps with app…

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