Food Safety in a Global Village

Preparing for the Worst: Risk Assessments and Why They’re Needed

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

By Margaret Balfour While the concept of HACCP-based risk assessments for food safety (chemical, biological and physical) has been very well established globally, much of the food industry has yet to come to terms with the development of risk assessments focusing on vulnerability, authenticity and threats. To further complicate matters, multiple terms are used globally […]

Categories: Food Fraud, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Food Safety Standards, Foreign Material, HACCP, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management
Tags: food fraud , risk assessment , taccp , vaccp
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Blockchain Poised to Boost Efficiency for Food Manufacturers

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

By Tomaž Levak The blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have come a long way in the past year. The hype that was largely connected with the Bitcoin cryptocurrency has slowed down, but innovation on the enterprise side is stronger than ever. In the past year, a number of pilot projects were successfully launched across […]

Categories: A Global View, Advancements in Technology, Food Contamination, Food Safety, Food Safety Trends, Global Supply Chain, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Trends in the Industry
Tags: blockchain , blockchain in the food industry , blockchain technology
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Enhanced Food Safety Training Key to Compliance

Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tina Brillinger With new food safety regulations rolling out in Canada on the heels of the new American legislation it’s important that businesses know what’s changed, and what employees need to be doing differently, in order to meet compliance. So, it’s no surprise that one of the biggest trends in the industry is ensuring that proper food […]

Categories: Advancements in Technology, Building a Food Safety Culture, Food Safety, Food Safety Trends, Regulatory Compliance, Training and Auditing, Training and Courses, Trends in the Industry
Tags: Food Safety , food safety culture , Food Safety Training , food safety training programs , food safety training providers
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Ensuring Food Safety in Your Organic Products

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tim Livingstone Concerns over the health implications of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, the pharmaceuticals given animals raised for their meat, and the environmental damage attributable to the chemicalization of farming, have helped make organic food increasingly popular over the past decade or so. There is also a growing concern over the factory-like conditions in which […]

Categories: A Global View, Canadian Standards, Food Safety Certification, Food Safety Trends, Regulatory Compliance
Tags: food safety in organic products , organic farmers , organic farms
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Climate Change Plans will Prevent Food Safety Issues

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Suzanne Osborne The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has, for years, warned that climate change is going to have dramatic effects on food businesses going forward. A record drought in Texas in 2011 cost the agricultural sector $7.6 billion and similar drought conditions have more recently led to the complete […]

Categories: Food Safety, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management
Tags: Food Safety , impacts of climate change on food safety , risk management plans
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Early BPA Study Results Say It’s Safe, But Does It Matter?

Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Suzanne Osborne Just about everyone in North America has Bisphenol A (BPA) in their body right now. Should manufacturers be concerned about consumer backlash to the packaging practices that may have contributed to the issue? BPA is used to manufacture plastic food containers (baby bottles, tableware, reusable beverage bottles). Small amounts of BPA can […]

Categories: Food Safety
Tags: bpa exposure , bpa toxicity , levels of bpa , the clarity-bpa project
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New Safety Requirements on the Way for Canadian Food Importers

Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Tammy Switucha Canada is recognized as having one of the strongest food safety systems in the world. But the speed, volume and complexity of food production have produced new risks and challenges. Significant changes in production and distribution environments have resulted in elaborate and extensive global supply chains that support increased consumer demand for […]

Categories: Food Safety
Tags: Food Safety , food safety in Canada
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Collaboration Key to Tackling Global Food Fraud

Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Mitchell Weinberg After years of effort, the sad truth is that attempts to address food fraud have been largely, if not entirely, unsuccessful. When food fraud became an issue again after the melamine-in-milk scandal in China, and the horsemeat-in-lasagna atrocity in Europe, the food industry assigned responsibility for food fraud to food safety professionals […]

Categories: Food Fraud
Tags: food fraud , Food Safety , food safety professionals
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Avoid Losing Food Safety Audit Points with This Simple Strategy

Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Joan Martino Ever wonder where you lost all those points on a third-party food safety audit or assessment? An auditor may probe different aspects of your operations with various questions. They are trying to make a connection between your practices and the requirements in the Standard for which they are auditing. If your first […]

Categories: Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Training and Auditing
Tags: Food Safety , food safety audit
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Rising Food Safety Demands: Tips to Build Efficiency Into Your Operation

Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018 by Global Food Safety Resource

By Joan Martino The landscape for food producers is continuously more challenging with increased demands from every direction: new regulations, greater enforcement from government and third-party auditors, the cost of obtaining recognized certifications, licensing, and more. And how do these demands for more enhanced food safety translate into the day-to-day business? Increased costs and lower margins. Why, […]

Categories: Food Safety, Food Safety Challenges, Food Safety Trends
Tags: food industry , Food producers challenges , Food Safety , increased demands and regulations
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