James Quill, Corvium
FST Soapbox

Digital Transformation of EMP: Best Practices and Outcomes for Food Manufacturers

By James Quill, Tara Wilson

testing locations within facilities can be documented with images and related information enabling new employees to visually see the floorplan and relevant testing protocols with accompanying video and click-through visualization…

testing locations within facilities can be documented with images and related information enabling new employees to visually see the floorplan and relevant testing protocols with accompanying video and click-through visualization…

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How Workflow Advances Raise the Bar in LC-MS/MS Veterinary Drug Quantitation

By Ed George

…delivering quantitative results. Advances in sample preparation techniques and LC-MS/MS technologies are setting new standards when it comes to confident multi-residue veterinary drug analysis. From the development of reliable easy-to-use…

…delivering quantitative results. Advances in sample preparation techniques and LC-MS/MS technologies are setting new standards when it comes to confident multi-residue veterinary drug analysis. From the development of reliable easy-to-use…

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The Raw Facts on Raw Milk Safety

By Wilfredo Dominguez Nunez, Ph.D.

…takes a few cells—sometimes as low as 10, according to estimates—to cause an infection.5 Microbial Testing: Not all Tests and Samples are Alike Some believe that successful microbial testing of…

…takes a few cells—sometimes as low as 10, according to estimates—to cause an infection.5 Microbial Testing: Not all Tests and Samples are Alike Some believe that successful microbial testing of…

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Produce Traceability: 4 Steps to Get Started

By Samantha Humphrey

…Rule: Recordkeeping Information for Produce Farms. June 2023. https://www.fda.gov/media/169510/download. [iii] The Produce Traceability Initiative. Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Releases FSMA 204 Implementation Guidance. February 13, 2024. https://producetraceability.org/produce-traceability-initiative-pti-releases-fsma-204-implementation-guidance/. [iv] Food and…

…Rule: Recordkeeping Information for Produce Farms. June 2023. https://www.fda.gov/media/169510/download. [iii] The Produce Traceability Initiative. Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Releases FSMA 204 Implementation Guidance. February 13, 2024. https://producetraceability.org/produce-traceability-initiative-pti-releases-fsma-204-implementation-guidance/. [iv] Food and…

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Tom Sabo
Food Safety Think Tank

AI and Visual Text Analytics in Food Safety Inspections

By Food Safety Tech Staff

freeform statements about specific issues and where they were identified. This amounted to 92,000 freeform statements extracted from 11,000 reports. If someone were to manually go through those reports to…

freeform statements about specific issues and where they were identified. This amounted to 92,000 freeform statements extracted from 11,000 reports. If someone were to manually go through those reports to…

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Gabriela Lopez, 3M Food Safety
Allergen Alley

Method Acting: Comparing Different Analytical Methods for Allergen Testing and Verification

By Gabriela Lopez-Velasco, Ph.D.

…a cleaning validation study, these tests may be used for routine cleaning verification. Examples of non-specific tests include total protein or ATP tests. Tests that determine total protein are often…

…a cleaning validation study, these tests may be used for routine cleaning verification. Examples of non-specific tests include total protein or ATP tests. Tests that determine total protein are often…

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In-line micro-hole detection

Technologies for In-line Monitoring of Micro-Holes in Packaging

By Paolo Tondello

…not detected on a regular basis. Moreover, this method is costly in terms of re-processing batches should a micro-hole be detected in the batch being tested. Modern Applications for Testing…

…not detected on a regular basis. Moreover, this method is costly in terms of re-processing batches should a micro-hole be detected in the batch being tested. Modern Applications for Testing…

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Jonathan Sharp, Environmental Litigation Group
In the Food Lab

How Baby Food Companies Can Minimize the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Products

By Jonathan Sharp

…the request. They provided internal testing policies, test results for ingredients and finished products, and documentation about how they handled finished products and ingredients that exceeded their internal testing limits….

…the request. They provided internal testing policies, test results for ingredients and finished products, and documentation about how they handled finished products and ingredients that exceeded their internal testing limits….

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Bob Pudlock, Gulf Stream Search
FST Soapbox

Architect the Perfect Food Safety Team: Does Your Next Food Safety or Quality Team Member Even Exist?

By Bob Pudlock

…them include: “In 12 months, the new hire will have fulfilled our company’s initiative to attain SQF Certification Level III for Plant X.” “Within 12 months, the new hire will…

…them include: “In 12 months, the new hire will have fulfilled our company’s initiative to attain SQF Certification Level III for Plant X.” “Within 12 months, the new hire will…

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