Food Safety in a Global Village

Improving Food Safety on Farms with Big Data

Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Scott Burton Farmers have always relied on data to predict weather and other factors that can affect crop health and yield. With the rise of Big Data and IoT devices, new systems are becoming available to allow farmers to collect more information on larger scales than was ever possible before. Big Data is about […]

Categories: Risk Management, Trends in the Industry
Tags: big data in food safety , big data on farms , Food Safety , food safety software
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Sourcing Irrigation Water for Agricultural Safety

Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Jaan Koel Water quality failures from water contamination may hit the news because of their impact on consumers but the implications for farmers are no less severe. Two prominent examples: • the Walkerton, ON, coli outbreak in May 2000, which was caused by livestock runoff. Seven people died and thousands of others were sickened. […]

Categories: Science
Tags: irrigation water , irrigation water in food safety
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The Three Most Vulnerable Points in Your Supply Chain: Part Two: The Manufacturing Process

Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Ann-Marie Beall This is Part Two of a Three-Part Series on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities. We invite you to read our previously-published blog on supply chain vulnerabilities relating to Raw Materials. A supply chain is a system for transforming natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product that is delivered to an end […]

Categories: Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management
Tags: supply chain , Supply chain manufacturing process
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The Modernization of Food Safety Training: Three Key Changes Needed

Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Victor Muliyil In a world flooded with food safety schemes, standards and training programs, most people seeking training have a tough time choosing courses to suit their learning needs. It’s an important issue and everyone’s time is valuable. That puts the onus on training providers, and companies selecting training, to ensure that the trainer, […]

Categories: Food Safety Culture, Training and Courses
Tags: food safety training courses , food safety training providers , ood safety training , what food safety training to take
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Nanotechnology and Food Safety: Could Transparency Earn Back Consumer Trust?

Posted: Sunday, July 9, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Brita Ball Nanotechnology is transforming the food industry, improving shelf life, contributing to safe, wholesome food and creating controversy, as recent media reports about nanoparticles in baby formula demonstrate. This fast-growing field is the science of particles and structures that are the size of milk protein molecules, viruses and DNA strands—a millionth of a […]

Categories: Trends in the Industry
Tags: application of nanotechnologies in the food industry , consumer confidence in nanotech , nanotech in food safety , Nanotechnology in the food industry
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Three Tips to Help Retailers Step Up Their Food Fraud Game

Posted: Sunday, July 9, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Mitch Weinberg Is there an easy way for retailers to validate the authenticity of the food they sell? The answer is yes. As the ultimate interface between the food industry and the consumer, the retailer is responsible to the consumer for the food it sells. Looking at it from the consumer perspective, consumers need […]

Categories: Food Fraud
Tags: Food authenticity , food fraud
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Are Your Employees Trained to Handle a Crisis Correctly? Here’s How to Tell

Posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Joan Martino Ever wonder if your employees or teaching audience can react in the right manner when a crisis or non-compliant event occurs in the food supply chain? Do you wake up in the middle of the night thinking of something important you forgot to tell your staff? Or perhaps you are on vacation […]

Categories: Crisis Management, Risk Management
Tags: crisis communications , Crisis Management , recall management , Risk Management
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Packaging Standards Activate Food Safety Successes

Posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Jaan Koel Packaging has advanced by leaps and bounds over the last decade and we all benefit, especially when it comes to food safety. If you’ve ever suffered a food-borne illness, it was unlikely the result of a packaging failure. Although food illnesses are reported more frequently because of on-line and other immediate media […]

Categories: Industry Standards, Packaging
Tags: BRC Packaging Standard , food packaging , food safety standards , PACSecure
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Leveraging News Aggregator Tools to Maximize Compliance

Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Sandra Gebauer Kelly News aggregator tools are an effective and automated way to receive early warnings about regulatory changes that may affect the compliance of your organization’s products. When used properly, news aggregators allow manufacturers to not only be alerted to updates on contaminants and additives, for example, but also to influence the regulation […]

Categories: Food Safety Standards, Preventive Controls, Regulatory Compliance
Tags: news aggregator tool , news aggregator tool to maximize compliance , regulation changes , regulation updates , regulatory update
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Current Regulatory Challenges to Exporting to the European Union

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Francesco Montanari With a population of over 500 million consumers, the European Union (EU) represents today a highly attractive market for food business operators interested in international trade. Yet, from a regulatory perspective, accessing the EU market can be a challenging task for food companies that are located outside the EU. There are a […]

Categories: A Global View, Food Safety Challenges, Regulatory Compliance
Tags: exporting food , food safety regulations , Food Safety Requirements , food safety standards
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