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January 16, 2023
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FDA Issues Final Guidance for Foreign Supplier Verification Programs

By Food Safety Tech Staff
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The final guidance includes recommendations on the requirements to analyze the hazards in food; evaluate a potential foreign supplier’s performance and the risk posed by the food; and determine and conduct appropriate foreign supplier verification activities.

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Bill Bremer is Principal, Food Safety Compliance at Kestrel Management LLC
June 28, 2016
Bill Bremer is Principal, Food Safety Compliance at Kestrel Management LLC
FST Soapbox

FSMA Preventive Controls: Are You Prepared?

By Bill Bremer
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Assessing your company’s readiness level is a crucial part of the compliance process.

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Debby Newslow
June 15, 2016
Debby Newslow
FST Soapbox

FSMA’s Preventive Control’s and Current GFSI-Approved Scheme Compliance

By Debby L. Newslow
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Clearing up compliance confusion between the FSMA PC regulation and how it fits with a GFSI-approved food safety scheme.

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Stephen Ostroff, FDA
June 7, 2016
Stephen Ostroff, FDA

FDA’s Stephen Ostroff Sounds Off on FSMA: Miles to Go

By Food Safety Tech Staff
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The agency’s new deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine comments on FSMA implementation.

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
May 23, 2016
International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Supplier Accountability Focus of Latest Protest Against Chipotle

By Food Safety Tech Staff
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Union group demands that the restaurant chain address the health and safety violations of one of its suppliers.

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Deirdre Schlunegger, CEO of STOP Foodborne Illness
May 23, 2016
Deirdre Schlunegger, CEO of STOP Foodborne Illness
Food Safety Culture Club

Changes in Culture

By Deirdre Schlunegger
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Leadership programs help to give food safety professionals the tools necessary to create and maintain a culture of prevention.

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Eva Almenar, MSU
May 18, 2016
Eva Almenar, MSU

Packaging Technique Could Help Produce Last Longer

By Food Safety Tech Staff
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Advanced method may improve the safety and quality of packaged vegetables.

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EMAlert, Economically motivated adulteration
April 27, 2016
EMAlert, Economically motivated adulteration

Food Fraud: Perps Two Steps Ahead, Innovation Needed to Keep Up

By Maria Fontanazza
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GMA and Battelle have partnered on a vulnerability assessment tool to fight economically motivated adulteration.

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April 6, 2016

Survey: Not All Food Companies Sure if FSMA Applies, More Help Needed

By Maria Fontanazza
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Companies may need more guidance on available resources to help them meet FSMA requirements.

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March 22, 2016
FST Soapbox

Inquiries, Responses and Audits: The Chipotle Effect

By Dan Bernkopf
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The impact of recent food safety incidents surrounding Chipotle has had a cascade effect throughout the industry.

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With EPR regulations, reporting requirements, and eco-modulation schemes coming online, the packaging decisions you make today will determine what you pay tomorrow. In this session, FoodChain ID will explore how companies can turn regulatory compliance fees into a competitive advantage by strengthening packaging specifications, automating data and EPR reporting, and planning for long-term source reduction. Join us to take a deeper look at the practical considerations behind everyday packaging decisions, including how to evaluate design and material trade-offs, improve data quality, and connect these choices to real compliance requirements and cost outcomes.

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