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Vertical Farming – the future of growing safe food?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/06/20

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 […]

What is AMP — the tool that can help understand shelf-life

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/06/20

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 […]

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 […]

How to make Food Safety Training Stick

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 1/15/20

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 […]

“Best If Used By”: New FDA Wording Aims To Reduce Food Waste

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 9/13/19

By Susan L. (Susie) Hoeller, J.D., CITP The statistics around food waste in America are astounding and disturbing. Between 30 and 40 percent of food in the United States is thrown away – as much as 20 pounds of food per person per month. That means Americans are wasting $165 billion in food each year. […]

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 […]

Benefits Abound With A Solid Food Safety Culture

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/03/19

By Brita Ball Food safety issues have been found where no one would have thought to look. Remember the Listeria outbreak in candy apples? What’s more, current outbreaks can be traced to older food safety issues that were not completely solved, making food safety vigilance even more important now than ever. While our ability to […]

Getting it Right: Pathogen Detection

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

By Lois Harris Choosing the right pathogen detection technology for food manufacturing businesses can be a daunting task. But it’s a necessity, considering the grave consequences of allowing E. coli, Salmonella or Listeria to go undetected in the food that is produced and distributed. While the “gold standard” for the industry is still culture-related methods […]

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