Thermo Scientific's Integrated Informatics LIMS

How Integrated Informatics Benefit Regulatory Compliance, Defensible Data, Traceability and Brand Protection

By Trish Meek

…grocer. The complexity and scale of this modern food supply chain is the industry’s greatest challenge and regulators’ greatest worry (on consumers’ behalf). How can growers, producers, processors, packagers, shippers…

…grocer. The complexity and scale of this modern food supply chain is the industry’s greatest challenge and regulators’ greatest worry (on consumers’ behalf). How can growers, producers, processors, packagers, shippers…

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Karen Constable
Food Fraud Quick Bites

No Horsing Around

Companion. [online] Available at: https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/animals-and-agriculture/horse-passports [Accessed 8 Dec. 2022]. [iv] webgate.ec.europa.eu. (n.d.). RASFF WINDOW. [online] Available at: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/569545 [Accessed 8 Dec. 2022]. [v] foodnavigator.com (n.d.). Belgium horsemeat call after drug…

Companion. [online] Available at: https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/animals-and-agriculture/horse-passports [Accessed 8 Dec. 2022]. [iv] webgate.ec.europa.eu. (n.d.). RASFF WINDOW. [online] Available at: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/569545 [Accessed 8 Dec. 2022]. [v] foodnavigator.com (n.d.). Belgium horsemeat call after drug…

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Sanjay Sharma, Roambee
FST Soapbox

The Need for Improved Visibility in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain

By Sanjay Sharma

…a common thread is difficult due to disparate systems and processes in monitoring condition, handling and chain of custody. For example, the warehousing company may only measure temperature in a…

…a common thread is difficult due to disparate systems and processes in monitoring condition, handling and chain of custody. For example, the warehousing company may only measure temperature in a…

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FST Soapbox

A Digital Approach to Environmental Monitoring: Let’s Get Proactive!

…an automated EMP, FSQA teams are able to schedule testing plans including randomization and test point coverage rules, see what testing is being performed when, and obtain all testing data…

…an automated EMP, FSQA teams are able to schedule testing plans including randomization and test point coverage rules, see what testing is being performed when, and obtain all testing data…

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Scanning electron micrograph shows a colony of Salmonella typhimurium bacteria. Photo courtesy of CDC, Janice Haney Carr

State of Salmonella: Technology and Industry Trying to Reduce Rates

By Maria Fontanazza

…in testing related to the Food Safety Modernization Act, and there’s a trend toward environmental testing as opposed to finished product testing,” says Meredith Sutzko, Product Manager, Food Pathogens of…

…in testing related to the Food Safety Modernization Act, and there’s a trend toward environmental testing as opposed to finished product testing,” says Meredith Sutzko, Product Manager, Food Pathogens of…

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RFID tags on drying marijuana flowers

Marijuana Edibles: Update on a Rapidly Developing Market

By Aaron G. Biros

…and requirements for lab testing and analysis. Marijuana testing facilities can now be certified by the MED to test for residual solvents, poisons or toxins, harmful chemicals, dangerous molds, mildew…

…and requirements for lab testing and analysis. Marijuana testing facilities can now be certified by the MED to test for residual solvents, poisons or toxins, harmful chemicals, dangerous molds, mildew…

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Sayed M Naim Khalid

Understanding the Costs of Unsafe Food

By Sayed M Naim Khalid

…regulations, and monitoring compliance with food safety standards. Legal Proceedings: Legal actions, such as lawsuits against companies responsible for unsafe food, can result in additional costs for both businesses and…

…regulations, and monitoring compliance with food safety standards. Legal Proceedings: Legal actions, such as lawsuits against companies responsible for unsafe food, can result in additional costs for both businesses and…

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LIMS, Laboratory information management system, food safety

How Advanced LIMS Brings Control, Consistency and Compliance to Food Safety

By Ed Ingalls

…eliminate food risks, manufacturers need robust technologies that allow for reliable monitoring of key contaminants, while also facilitating compliance with the ISO 17025 standard to prove the technical competence of…

…eliminate food risks, manufacturers need robust technologies that allow for reliable monitoring of key contaminants, while also facilitating compliance with the ISO 17025 standard to prove the technical competence of…

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Zia Siddiqi, Orkin
Bug Bytes

How to Find the Right Pest Management Partner

By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D.

…but ideal results won’t happen overnight. Depending on your facility, creating a pest-free environment can be difficult, even with the best of help. Progress is achievable and quantifiable when you…

…but ideal results won’t happen overnight. Depending on your facility, creating a pest-free environment can be difficult, even with the best of help. Progress is achievable and quantifiable when you…

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Touchless payment system
FST Soapbox

Five Ways Restaurants Can Use Technology to Improve Food Safety

By Emily Newton

…the efficacy of a restaurant’s food safety protocols include adenosine triphosphate (ATP) tests. These testing devices detect ATP, the energy unit found in all living cells, to reveal microbial contamination….

…the efficacy of a restaurant’s food safety protocols include adenosine triphosphate (ATP) tests. These testing devices detect ATP, the energy unit found in all living cells, to reveal microbial contamination….

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