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

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/13/19

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 […]

Global Cooperation Needed to Ensure Harmonized Pesticide Levels

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/13/18

By Caleigh Irwin In a world where global food supply chains are deeply intertwined, there is one issue that has a huge impact on agriculturally-related food safety and trade in North America and around the world: the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of pesticides. MRLs are determined for the import and export of all food and […]

Training Principles for Improved Foreign Material Detection

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 5/09/18

By Beth Driscoll One of the most common customer complaints manufacturers receive relates to foreign material – physical objects that the consumer doesn’t expect to be in their food – and most companies have equipment in place to detect and remove contaminated products. But having this equipment isn’t enough: your employees need training to understand […]