The changes in the revised rule focuses on environmental monitoring, finished product testing, and supplier controls. What do you need to know?
False positive results (in which a sample that does not contain pathogens is incorrectly shown as positive) are a nuisance. But false negative test results—which fail to detect true pathogenic organisms in the sample—are just not unacceptable.
While industry is racing to develop several promising anti-spoilage technologies, active managerial control of the various components of an effective food safety and quality assurance system remains the best practice against food spoilage and associated food losses in retail food operations.
Start preparing today for FSMA compliance. And SQF can help, says Robert Garfield, Senior Vice President, Safe Quality Food Institute.
Continuous verification of supplier qualification and compliance is as important for food manufacturers and food processors, as it is for food retailers.
Greater visibility of your product, through the supply and processing chain is needed, says Katie Moore, global industry manager, Food & Beverage, GE Intelligent Platforms.
GFSI Position on Mitigating the Public Health Risk of Food Fraud
New Food Fraud mitigation elements will be added to the next revision of the GFSI Guidance Document.
While basic principles of human food safety apply to pet foods, there are differences and challenges such as testing for allergens and pathogens – both of which, if present, can be serious for pet owners. Pet food safety expert and auditor at Eurofins Alan Baumfalk talks about what the pet food industry is doing to address these challenges.
Regardless of where you are in your Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) journey – at the starting line, just taking your first steps, or at the finish line – do you know WHY you are on the path you’re on? What is all the fuss over GFSI is about?
What Constitutes a Successful FDA Audit?
From the proposed third party accreditation rule, to GFSI audits, and needing more trained and experienced auditors, the process of auditing food facilities is undergoing a sea-change. What is the impact going to be on food companies, auditors, and the auditing process?
