Tiffany Donica, SafetyChain
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Preparing for Your First Remote Audit? Everything You Should Know

By Tiffany Donica

…a Remote Audit Generally, audits help food and beverage companies maintain their safety standards compliance and certifications. During these times, the need to uphold these standards is high, mostly because…

…a Remote Audit Generally, audits help food and beverage companies maintain their safety standards compliance and certifications. During these times, the need to uphold these standards is high, mostly because…

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Editorial Submissions

…article: Suitable title 2-3 sentence intro/executive summary of the article References Author bio: First and last name, job title, company name, and email contact information. Company names, email or website

…article: Suitable title 2-3 sentence intro/executive summary of the article References Author bio: First and last name, job title, company name, and email contact information. Company names, email or website

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Sasan Amini, Clear Labs
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Beyond the Results: What Can Testing Teach Us?

By Sasan Amini

…food microbiology testing—and pathogen detection in particular—continues to drive the overall growth of this sector. The volume of food microbiology tests totaled 1.14 billion tests in 2016—up 15% from 2013….

…food microbiology testing—and pathogen detection in particular—continues to drive the overall growth of this sector. The volume of food microbiology tests totaled 1.14 billion tests in 2016—up 15% from 2013….

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Gluten free

FDA Project Finds Gluten-Free Labeled Products Meeting Standards

By Food Safety Tech Staff

compliance with the final rule. Of the 702 samples taken from 250 products labeled as “gluten-free”, FDA found that more than 99.5% of the samples to be in compliance with…

compliance with the final rule. Of the 702 samples taken from 250 products labeled as “gluten-free”, FDA found that more than 99.5% of the samples to be in compliance with…

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Debadeep Bhattacharyya, Thermo Fisher Scientific
In the Food Lab

Pushing The Limits Of Targeted Pesticide Residue Quantitation: Part 1

By Debadeep Bhattacharyya, Ph.D.

…be extracted, can significantly add to the complexity of this task. For example, pesticide residues can be lost during sample grinding, compromising the accuracy of quantitative analysis. Loss of critical…

…be extracted, can significantly add to the complexity of this task. For example, pesticide residues can be lost during sample grinding, compromising the accuracy of quantitative analysis. Loss of critical…

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Food Safety Tech

Enhancing Education, Chicago Section of IFT and Innovative Publishing Enter Event Agreement

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…and run through the morning of Wednesday, November 29. Educational courses include the Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety Credential Exam Review Course, a FSVP workshop, a food defense workshop, a…

…and run through the morning of Wednesday, November 29. Educational courses include the Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety Credential Exam Review Course, a FSVP workshop, a food defense workshop, a…

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Michael Bartholomeusz, TruTag
In the Food Lab

Intelligent Imaging and the Future of Food Safety

By Michael Bartholomeusz, Ph.D.

…and spatial information provided by hyperspectral imaging can be utilized by food processors to provide important details regarding chemical and structural composition previously not discernible with rudimentary systems. When companies…

…and spatial information provided by hyperspectral imaging can be utilized by food processors to provide important details regarding chemical and structural composition previously not discernible with rudimentary systems. When companies…

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Gary Nowacki
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It’s Time To Embrace Ingredient Agility

By Gary Nowacki

…institutional reticence to implement changes.[1] Compounding the situation is the most fragmented global supply chain in history, making it a particularly challenging time for food and beverage companies. Ingredients are…

…institutional reticence to implement changes.[1] Compounding the situation is the most fragmented global supply chain in history, making it a particularly challenging time for food and beverage companies. Ingredients are…

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Megan Nichols
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How Will AR and VR Improve Safety in the Food Industry?

By Megan Ray Nichols

…and entirely new ones, point the way forward. Reference Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. (March 2017). “Economic Contribution of the Food and Beverage Industry. Retrieved from https://www.ced.org/pdf/Economic_Contribution_of_the_Food_and_Beverage_Industry.pdf….

…and entirely new ones, point the way forward. Reference Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. (March 2017). “Economic Contribution of the Food and Beverage Industry. Retrieved from https://www.ced.org/pdf/Economic_Contribution_of_the_Food_and_Beverage_Industry.pdf….

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