How to Use FMEA to Risk Assess Pathogen Testing Methods
All methods are not equal, and companies must understand the testing methods used on a Certificate of Analysis.
Recent recalls: Glass in Baby Food, Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contaminated Pork, Salmonella in Whole Foods Macadamia Nuts
The latest recalls are affecting Beech-Nut Nutrition, B & R Meat Processing, and Whole Foods Market.
Poll: Food Manufacturers Challenged with Limited Resources, FSMA, Staff Training, and Information Overload
In the age of increasingly fewer resources and less time, companies are challenged to effectively train staff and meet ever-changing regulatory requirements, while successfully managing their suppliers and customer expectations.
Standards for Animal Food Ingredients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a strategy to establish ingredient definitions and standards for animal food in order to increase transparency and affirm the safety of the animal food supply, as required by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007.
Horsemeat Scandal: Defendants Receive Prison Sentence, Fines
A slaughterhouse owner has been fined around $12,000, and a manager given a four-month suspended sentence, in the first prosecution for criminal charges relating to the 2013 horsemeat scandal.
5 Tips for Better Supplier Document Management
What’s the best way to collect supplier documentation? You might read that sentence and think there is no best way…and you would probably be correct. There really is no best way to gather documentation other than sending a representative out to a supplier’s facility for an audit and document gathering. But we simply don’t have enough personnel to go that route.
GM Apples and Potatoes are ‘Safe’: FDA
Arctic Apples have ‘silenced’ genes that prevent them from turning brown when bruised, while genetic modification of Innate potatoes reduces the activity of genes that cause tubers to turn brown.
CAPA and Root Cause Analysis for the Food Industry
A thorough and effective CAPA can provide many benefits such as providing long-term solutions, preventing recurrences, fostering continuous improvement, improving customer satisfaction, improving profitability, and having the ability to influence FDA and FSMA inspections.
USDA Releases Strategies to Reduce E. coli Levels at Beef Slaughterhouses
A special Working Group has determined that a reduction in O157 could be achieved in two ways: one, by the Agency improving how FSIS inspection personnel verify plant performance of sanitary dressing procedures, and two, by improving the information available to industry on how sanitary dressing should be performed.
Getting a Handle on Cleanliness
Hand hygiene is a crucial aspect of food production and processing. How can food companies reduce the risks associated with human error in hand hygiene?
