Food Safety in a Global Village

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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Best Practices for Leveraging a Gap Analysis to Streamline Your Compliance Process

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

By Neal White As we all know, any facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for sale in the United States must comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. But it’s tough to meet FSMA’s minimum requirements and many manufacturers and processors are not yet prepared to comply.

Categories: Food Safety Standards, HACCP, Regulatory Compliance
Tags: food safety compliance , food safety programs , gap analysis , safe food products
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Tips for Supporting Disinfection and Sanitization Compliance

Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Oriana Leishman The recent implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the United States has emphasized the need for validation and on-going verification of pre-requisite programs (such as sanitization programs) as a component of food safety plans. As both chemical detection and internet-connected technologies continue to advance, automation of sanitization compliance has […]

Categories: Building a Food Safety Culture, Food Contamination, HACCP, Sanitation/Hygiene
Tags: HACCP , pre-requisite program , Sanitation and Hygiene , Sanitization compliance
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