Food Safety in a Global Village

Vertical Farming – the future of growing safe food?

Posted: Friday, March 6, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Lois Harris While there are no industry-wide food safety standards for vertical farming, there are strict protocols that most companies put in place, according to a U.S. expert. “Vertical farms are, in fact, generally and significantly safer than conventional agriculture,” says Joel Cuello, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Association for Vertical Farming. Cuello is also a […]

Categories: Food Safety, Food Safety Trends, Sanitation/Hygiene
Tags: Food Safety , vertical farming , vertical farms
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What is AMP — the tool that can help understand shelf-life

Posted: Friday, March 6, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Annette Sansom Traditional methods of troubleshooting problems caused by microorganisms require the culturing of the microorganism in question. This has limitations linked to the conditions used to grow microbes. Advanced microbial profiling (AMP) is an alternative. It is a powerful DNA technique used to determine the unique mix of the microorganisms (microbiome) in food […]

Categories: Food Safety, Food Science, Science
Tags: advanced microbial profiling , amp
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Mock recalls: How to ensure they are effective

Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Steve Hather No company wants a product recall to occur. It could cost millions of dollars depending on the size of your business and have a negative impact on your brand’s reputation. A poorly managed recall can even lead to reputation damage and the loss of potential future sales. If your business operates on […]

Categories: Food Recalls
Tags: mock recall , product recall
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Is it Time to Modernize U.S. Meat Inspection?

Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

by Lois Harris Meat recalls in the U.S. remained stubbornly high in 2019, totalling a staggering 124 recalls according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)’s new report How Safe Is Our Food? This is just one example of how, as the report says, “the bifurcated food safety system has caused inconsistent oversight, ineffective […]

Categories: Food Recalls, Food Safety
Tags: Food Safety , meat recall
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Reach new Customers by Certifying your Plant-based Products

Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Paula Parejo When asked what food safety trends are up and coming in 2020, plant-based products are on the rise. Consumers are increasingly interested in eating a plant-based diet, as is evident by a surge in sales of these types of products internationally. According to a report by Health Focus International in 2018, 17% […]

Categories: Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Standards, Food Safety Trends, Packaging
Tags: plant-based certification , plant-based product
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How to make Food Safety Training Stick

Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Brita Ball Training is one of the keys to improving food safety culture. While many firms provide online food safety content, providing face-to-face training, as well as effective follow-up, can help people remember and practice what they learned. Many food safety professionals deliver in-house training regularly. They know that making training interactive and fun […]

Categories: Building a Food Safety Culture, Food Safety, Train the Trainer
Tags: Food Safety , Food Safety Training
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Preventing Food Recalls Using Artificial Intelligence

Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Lois Harris Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide food manufacturing companies with a much better chance of avoiding recalls, according to Harjeet Bajaj. “If you can predict an adverse situation related to food quality, you have a chance of preventing it from actually happening,” the President and CEO of Savormetrics says, adding that preventive quality […]

Categories: Food Recalls
Tags: Artificial intelligence in food safety , Artificial intelligence quality assurance , Artificial intelligence quality control , prevent food recalls with artificial intelligence
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Have Food Safety Audits Reduced the Number of Recalls?

Posted: Friday, November 8, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Victor Muliyil Major Canadian food retailers and manufacturers rely on the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) approved food safety schemes, (sometimes with additional specific criteria), as the primary criterion for supplier or vendor qualification. The question is: have food safety audits reduced the number of food safety recalls? There is little published evidence correlating […]

Categories: Crisis Management, Food Contamination, Food Recalls
Tags: Food Safety , food safety audits , food safety recalls
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Improving Food Safety Training is the Key to Compliance

Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tina Brillinger Frank Yiannis, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at the Food and Drug Association (FDA)—and a former contributor to GFSR— believes that improving food safety culture in an organization requires some simple changes in people’s behaviour. In order to help companies learn and achieve those behavioural changes, Global Food Safety Resource® […]

Categories: Food Safety Culture
Tags: Food Safety , food safety culture , Food Safety Training
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The Positive Business Impacts of PCQI Training

Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Laura Lombard Investing in robust food safety training not only checks off the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory boxes but it can also result in measurable business impact. Food manufacturing businesses are always required to have at least one Preventive Control Qualified Individuals (PCQI) on staff to build and manage the food safety […]

Categories: Preventive Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Training and Courses
Tags: Food Safety , food safety practices , PCQI training
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