Sayed M Naim Khalid
FST Soapbox

Food Safety: The Responsibilities of Government vs. The Private Sector

By Sayed M Naim Khalid

…regulatory oversight and industry compliance. The Value of Private Sector Audits Private sector food safety audits offer a complementary approach to government inspections, providing businesses with standardized frameworks for assessment…

…regulatory oversight and industry compliance. The Value of Private Sector Audits Private sector food safety audits offer a complementary approach to government inspections, providing businesses with standardized frameworks for assessment…

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Eric Weisbrod, InfinityQS
FST Soapbox

Quality in the Cloud: 5 Tools to Remedy Food Safety Fears

By Eric Weisbrod

…and prioritize resources—ultimately improving quality and compliance across the entire organization. Verify ongoing regulatory compliance and enforce accountability for all required checks and tests. View supplier data in real time…

…and prioritize resources—ultimately improving quality and compliance across the entire organization. Verify ongoing regulatory compliance and enforce accountability for all required checks and tests. View supplier data in real time…

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Adam Serfas, R.S. Quality
FST Soapbox

Tips for Creating an Inclusive Color-Coding Plan for Food Manufacturing Facilities

By Adam Serfas

…do your best to keep those tools separate. If you are color-coding by zone, use the most commonly confused color combinations on the opposite ends of the facility, where they…

…do your best to keep those tools separate. If you are color-coding by zone, use the most commonly confused color combinations on the opposite ends of the facility, where they…

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Alert

New Physical Security Guidance Seeks to Provide Risk-Based Food Defense Insights to the Food and Beverage Industry

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…to help the food and beverage industry consider these risk-based mitigation strategies. Comments and feedback on the document are welcome by February 15, 2022. Please return comments to Frank Pisciotta…

…to help the food and beverage industry consider these risk-based mitigation strategies. Comments and feedback on the document are welcome by February 15, 2022. Please return comments to Frank Pisciotta…

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Audit

Webinar Series: Improve Your Hazard Analysis

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Patricia Wester, PA Wester Consulting and Founder, The Association for Food Safety Auditing Professionals The most commonly cited observation during a Preventive Controls inspection is an incomplete or incorrect hazard…

Patricia Wester, PA Wester Consulting and Founder, The Association for Food Safety Auditing Professionals The most commonly cited observation during a Preventive Controls inspection is an incomplete or incorrect hazard…

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Shawn K. Stevens, Food Industry Counsel
Food Safety Attorney

When FDA Comes Knocking…

By Shawn K. Stevens

…if you have not yet had the opportunity to become intimately familiar with FDA, chances are that in the coming months and years, you will. Put simply, FDA is coming….

…if you have not yet had the opportunity to become intimately familiar with FDA, chances are that in the coming months and years, you will. Put simply, FDA is coming….

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Recall

Almark Foods Expands Hard Boiled Egg Recall As Listeria Outbreak Continues

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…recall to include all eggs manufactured at the Gainesville plant. In addition, the company is not producing products at this facility. Thus far, four companies have recalled products containing the…

…recall to include all eggs manufactured at the Gainesville plant. In addition, the company is not producing products at this facility. Thus far, four companies have recalled products containing the…

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FDA

FDAā€™s ā€˜Closer to Zeroā€™ Action Plan to Reduce Exposure to Toxic Elements in Baby Food

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…such as the feasibility of meeting action levels for lead, and sharing resources with industry on best practices for reducing or preventing lead contamination. We will also complete updated sampling…

…such as the feasibility of meeting action levels for lead, and sharing resources with industry on best practices for reducing or preventing lead contamination. We will also complete updated sampling…

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Recall

McCormick & Company Initiates Voluntary Recall of Italian Seasoning Products and Frankā€™s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning

By Food Safety Tech Staff

McCormick & Company, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of its McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, McCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning over concerns of Salmonella…

McCormick & Company, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of its McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, McCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning over concerns of Salmonella…

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