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The Importance of Proper Documentation in Food Inspections

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The Lewiston, Maine, city council has voted to keep its local restaurant inspection program following a three-month saga that saw the ouster of the town’s code enforcement director and threats…

The Lewiston, Maine, city council has voted to keep its local restaurant inspection program following a three-month saga that saw the ouster of the town’s code enforcement director and threats…

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Vulto Creamery Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Raw Milk Listeria Outbreak

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Johannes Vulto, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, pleaded guilty to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis,…

Johannes Vulto, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, pleaded guilty to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis,…

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Laura Dunn Nelson, Intertek Alchemy

Navigating Food Industry Challenges Requires a Comprehensive Crisis Management Plan

By Laura Dunn Nelson

…adaptation to unforeseen circumstances. This strategy should encom*]}*pass multiple sourcing options, rigorous vendor audits, effective communication channels, comprehensive product specifications and efficient change management processes. Detecting and Preventing Food Fraud

…adaptation to unforeseen circumstances. This strategy should encom*]}*pass multiple sourcing options, rigorous vendor audits, effective communication channels, comprehensive product specifications and efficient change management processes. Detecting and Preventing Food Fraud

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FDA Update on Actions to Strengthen the Safety of Infant Formula

…the FDA’s infant formula compliance program, which outlines the agency’s inspectional and compliance approach to infant formula, to help ensure that infant formula products in the U.S. food supply are…

…the FDA’s infant formula compliance program, which outlines the agency’s inspectional and compliance approach to infant formula, to help ensure that infant formula products in the U.S. food supply are…

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Pratik Jagad
FST Soapbox

Route-planning Software Reduces Food Loss, Improves Operational Efficiency

By Pratik Jagad

…Route planning software assists companies in ensuring compliance with delivery and food safety laws, preventing potential legal issues and fines that could harm the reputation and financial stability of the…

…Route planning software assists companies in ensuring compliance with delivery and food safety laws, preventing potential legal issues and fines that could harm the reputation and financial stability of the…

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Alfonso Capuchino

GFSI Specialist Capuchino Joins Kiwa-ASI

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Alfonso Capuchino, a food industry certification professional with more than 20 years’ experience, is joining the Kiwa Group as Global Technical Director for Food, Feed and Farm, and ASI, a…

Alfonso Capuchino, a food industry certification professional with more than 20 years’ experience, is joining the Kiwa Group as Global Technical Director for Food, Feed and Farm, and ASI, a…

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Allergen Alley

Allergen Advisory Labeling

By Food Safety Tech Staff

…by food companies. In his presentation “Allergen Advisory Labeling,” Gendel made clear that these statements are not regulatory requirements and are not to be used for a company’s benefit (i.e,…

…by food companies. In his presentation “Allergen Advisory Labeling,” Gendel made clear that these statements are not regulatory requirements and are not to be used for a company’s benefit (i.e,…

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FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness To Co-Host “Food Safety Culture: Storytelling to Shape, Reinforce and Inspire”

By Food Safety Tech Staff

On December 6, the FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness will co-host the ninth complimentary webinar in the ongoing series, Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety….

On December 6, the FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness will co-host the ninth complimentary webinar in the ongoing series, Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety….

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Jennifer Allen
Food Safety Attorney

Food Labeling Requirements for Natural Flavors

By Jennifer Allen

…product has a certain primary characterizing flavor (the example the regulations use is strawberry shortcake), and most or all of that characterizing flavor comes not from the food itself but…

…product has a certain primary characterizing flavor (the example the regulations use is strawberry shortcake), and most or all of that characterizing flavor comes not from the food itself but…

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Prasant Prusty and Arundhathy Shabu

Effective Root Cause Analysis for CAPA Management

By Arundhathy Shabu, Prasant Prusty

…with a company if their complaints are resolved, and this figure jumps to an impressive 95% if complaints are addressed immediately. Every company faces distinct operational challenges that can result…

…with a company if their complaints are resolved, and this figure jumps to an impressive 95% if complaints are addressed immediately. Every company faces distinct operational challenges that can result…

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