Gina Kramer
Food Safety Think Tank

Activate Your Listeria Mitigation and Control Program

By Gina R. Nicholson-Kramer, Jeff Mitchell

Listeria: It has been in the news and in our food throughout the past year. It has cost companies millions of dollars in recalls, shutdowns and mitigation; it has cost…

Listeria: It has been in the news and in our food throughout the past year. It has cost companies millions of dollars in recalls, shutdowns and mitigation; it has cost…

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Dr. David Acheson is the Founder and CEO of The Acheson Group
Beltway Beat

How the Blue Bell 483 Inspection Reports Affect Us

By Dr. David Acheson

…some questions in my mind. Point 1 “Failure to perform microbial testing where necessary to identify sanitation failures and possible food contamination… Plant Environmental Program was used as an indicator…

…some questions in my mind. Point 1 “Failure to perform microbial testing where necessary to identify sanitation failures and possible food contamination… Plant Environmental Program was used as an indicator…

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FST Soapbox

How SQF Certification Can Be a Contract Manufacturerā€™s Greatest Advantage

By Steve Wise

…Suppliers can thereby quickly and easily produce auditor-requested reports showing compliance with SQF requirements and GFSI standards. Statistical process control (SPC) is a method for monitoring and controlling quality during…

…Suppliers can thereby quickly and easily produce auditor-requested reports showing compliance with SQF requirements and GFSI standards. Statistical process control (SPC) is a method for monitoring and controlling quality during…

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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.

…overall cost of using no-rinse sanitizing wipes comes with a significant cost savings when compared with the unreliable and inelegant method of using dirty cloth towels in red buckets of…

…overall cost of using no-rinse sanitizing wipes comes with a significant cost savings when compared with the unreliable and inelegant method of using dirty cloth towels in red buckets of…

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Zia Siddiqi, Orkin
Bug Bytes

How to Find the Right Pest Management Partner

By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D.

…how it works with your staff. For your new pest management program to be effective, your staff has to buy in—and your new provider can help. Your employees play an…

…how it works with your staff. For your new pest management program to be effective, your staff has to buy in—and your new provider can help. Your employees play an…

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Ask the Experts – Automation Pathogen Detection

Q: How can an automation system help safeguard against false negative pathogen results? Pathogen testing can typically be broken up into three categories: Raw material testing; Finished product testing; and…

Q: How can an automation system help safeguard against false negative pathogen results? Pathogen testing can typically be broken up into three categories: Raw material testing; Finished product testing; and…

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John A. Wadie, U.S. Marketing Development Manager, 3M

Interview: 30 Years of Petrifilm Technology

By Sangita Viswanathan

companies to proactively maintain and manage stringent food safety procedures, and testing plays a big role in managing this. The biggest change has occurred with the speed of testing. Alongside…

companies to proactively maintain and manage stringent food safety procedures, and testing plays a big role in managing this. The biggest change has occurred with the speed of testing. Alongside…

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Construction, food safety

Food Safety Things to Consider When Renovating a Facility

By Matt Inniger

…Due to property dimension limitations and the need for substantial additional square footage, procuring a new facility is the most common approach. Due to the difficulties associated with converting an…

…Due to property dimension limitations and the need for substantial additional square footage, procuring a new facility is the most common approach. Due to the difficulties associated with converting an…

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill for Single “Food Safety Administration”

…going into the food supply; and The part of the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce that administers the seafood…

…going into the food supply; and The part of the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce that administers the seafood…

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Sangita Viswanathan, Former Editor-in-Chief, FoodSafetyTech

The Value of Effective LIMS

By Sangita Viswanathan

…to be prepared as new laws come into play in the next few years. Industry trends are accelerating the use of contract food testing labs. How effectively companies are able…

…to be prepared as new laws come into play in the next few years. Industry trends are accelerating the use of contract food testing labs. How effectively companies are able…

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