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Mock recalls: How to ensure they are effective

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/11/20

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 […]

Is it Time to Modernize U.S. Meat Inspection?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/11/20

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 […]

Preventing Food Recalls Using Artificial Intelligence

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/13/19

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 […]

Have Food Safety Audits Reduced the Number of Recalls?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/08/19

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 […]

Drive out Recall Risk with Food Safety Ownership

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 8/13/19

By Jeff Hall The North American produce industry has seen more than its share of recalls and outbreaks over the last few years. Bagged salads, spinach, melons, caramel apples and others have grabbed headlines, and this occasionally shines an unduly negative light on the industry. Produce sales continue to grow, however, and governments increasingly encourage […]

Remote Monitoring Provides Fast, Effective and Green Pest Control

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 8/13/19

By Jeff Robbins We live in a world where everything is connected. We ask Google questions, place online orders with a few simple words, watch our porches through connected doorbells, and more. We can also use technology to facilitate our pest management programs. Remote, Real-Time Monitoring Today’s pest management companies function as consultants to businesses, […]

Include Laboratory-Based Testing in Your Food Fraud Solution

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/10/19

By Cameron Scadding Innovation in analytical science methods is uncovering food safety and food fraud issues faster than ever before, but the pace of detection is moving faster than methods for prevention. Some in the industry feel this is an issue, although if science can detect anomalies that reduce the burden on human health and […]

New Regulations? Time to Tune Up Your Food Safety System

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/07/19

By Victor Muliyil The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), which came into effect in January 2019, are intended to make food safety systems more outcome-based and flexible, allowing facilities to comply using innovative ideas or risk-justifiable food safety criteria. A key aspect of the SFCR is the expanded requirement for certain types of […]

Waterless Process Decontaminates and Extends Shelf Life of Produce

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 5/13/19

By Paul Moyer A few years ago, a Listeria outbreak linked to caramel apples triggered considerable concern in North America over the challenges of keeping produce safe for consumers. Although Moyers Apple Products wasn’t involved in the outbreak, we began developing a waterless process to clean fresh fruits and vegetables, and our efforts recently earned […]

High-Quality Traceability Key to Global Food Safety

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 4/10/19

By John Keogh Earlier this year, the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) released a statement about the agency’s investigation of the November 2018 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in relation to contaminated romaine lettuce in California raising some interesting points. The FDA announcement essentially confirms what many of us have had suspicions about, and again confirms why […]

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