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Communicating for Food Safety: Seven Steps on the Ladder to Success

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/10/16

By Joan Martino Some would agree that 90% of a manager’s job is communicating, yet many managers fail to take the time to plan for proper communications. It’s a big job. Yet it can make all the difference in effectively resolving food safety problems. Communication is a process and this is how it works: An […]

The Dirty Thirties’ Second Coming?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/02/16

By: Sylvain Charlebois Most experts believe major fires at Fort Mc Murray suggest we should become accustomed to major disasters that may be linked to the long-term effects of climate change. Climate change is affecting anything and everything, but stakes are different in the Prairies. In fact, according to a recent study from Manitoba, the […]

Three Things you Need to Know About Preventive Controls

Written by Jennifer McEntire on 2/10/16

It’s been 5 years since we first started talking about preventive controls, and even though the FDA rules are now final, there is still a fair amount of uncertainty around how to implement the Preventive Controls (PC) rule. Here is what you need to know: 1) Preventive controls is not the same as HACCP. Despite […]

Can I Have That in Writing?

Written by Joan Martino on 1/20/16

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) three out of four companies surveyed experienced Risk/Compliance incidents due to document process failures So is it the procedure or the process that is broken? In some cases, it is both. The bottom line is that the costs related to poorly-driven processes and documentation are staggering and they […]

Defending Against Terrorism and Violence in the Food Supply

Written by Allie Gallant on 6/25/15

It seems obvious when you think about it – how can you potentially cause wide-scale damage, in a way that can slip under the radar of your enemy? By attacking the food supply. It’s a sinister thing to think about, and it’s not new. A quick internet search will uncover cases of food and water […]

Recall Standards for Food Provide Efficiency, Accuracy and Transparency

Written by Susan Crossman on 5/26/15

Food product recalls have been in the spotlight increasingly of late, and when ice-cream from Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries was linked to 10 listeria-related illnesses that led to three deaths, many people took note. Experts determined that the listeria outbreak may have begun as far back as 2010. The impact of any food recall represents significant […]

New Paper on Food Insecurity is a Must-Read

Written by Allie Gallant on 11/24/14

I’ll admit it: I’ve never thought much about food insecurity. I’ve always donated to food drives and it breaks my heart to think of people who can’t put food in their hungry bellies. But I never considered what it would be like to go to the grocery store and find that there’s not enough to […]

New U.K. Food Police Target Food Safety Criminals

Written by Allie Gallant on 10/21/14

When it comes to preserving food safety, there are two schools of thought – education and knowledge, and enforcement through policing. While each have their place, preventing food safety issues through education and knowledge is generally the superior defense. But in reality not all food safety issues result from a lack of knowledge. Sometimes, threats […]

Incenting Safety

Written by Tina Brillinger on 7/08/11

A blog for GFSR by Steve Simske (HP Fellow & Director/CT Security Printing & Imaging, HP Labs) The critical need for greater transparency and expediency in food safety was evidenced for me last week on out and back flights between Denver and Frankfurt. Lufthansa handed each passenger a two-page warning and questionnaire about the E. […]

Risk-based Targeting of Food Safety Resources

Written by Tina Brillinger on 5/27/11

By David Acheson, Leavitt Partners Undertaking a greater number of inspections is a significant part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which requires FDA to meet an inspection frequency mandate targeting resources to high-risk facilities. As food companies begin to ask themselves “Will I be inspected more frequently?” part of that answer may gain clarity as […]

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