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Consumer Trust can Be Earned Even in a Pandemic, Here’s How

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/05/21

By Lisa Jo Lupo Striving for perfection is an ideal goal in business. But in doing so, it is essential to face the reality that, in the world in which we live, absolute perfection is just that: an ideal. Risk is an inevitable part of the day-to-day processes and production of the food industry. But […]

How to Blow the Whistle on Food Safety Issues

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/05/21

By Judy Sebastian The impact of whistleblowing is a long-lasting one. By definition, a whistleblower is an individual who “reveals something covert or who informs against another.” In my opinion, a whistleblower is someone who demonstrates courage, fairness, transparency, and feels morally obligated to do the right thing – even if it means being the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Enhanced Food Safety Training Key to Compliance

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/11/19

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 […]

Graduate Programs in Food Safety: Four Factors to Consider Before You Enroll

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 8/09/18

By Dr. Darin Detwiler The education of food safety professionals is an issue that is of increasing importance and graduate programs in food regulatory compliance are in high demand. This stands to reason: current estimates place employment in the food industry related to regulatory compliance (safety, fraud, and security jobs) at more than 20 million, […]

The Latent Loophole: Is it Time to Regulate Sugar and Salt Additives?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 1/04/18

By Dr. Suzanne Osborne It’s not uncommon in North America for a toddler to take in 20 pounds of sugar a year from their yoghurt consumption alone. That’s the weight of a small dog. Sure enough, sugar is added to this healthy food product. In fact, finding packaged food without added sugar and salt is […]

How to Increase the Value of Internal Audits

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/09/17

By Brita Ball External food safety audits can seem like a necessary evil, and internal audits a burden. But what if there’s another way to look at them? What if aligning internal food safety audits with broader business goals will transform audits into powerful mechanisms for improvement? Audits assess the effectiveness of a food safety […]

Tips for Supporting Disinfection and Sanitization Compliance

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 4/13/17

By Oriana Leishman The recent implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the United States has emphasized the need for validation and on-going verification of pre-requisite programs (such as sanitization programs) as a component of food safety plans. As both chemical detection and internet-connected technologies continue to advance, automation of sanitization compliance has […]

Food Safety Training Key to Improving Outcomes for Sanitation and Hygiene

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/09/17

By Allie Gallant All widely-accepted food safety standards include provisions for sanitation. And being certified to one of those standards is a requirement of doing business, especially with major international retailers. So caring about sanitation is not only part of the food industry’s responsibility to provide safe food: it’s also profitable for suppliers. Sanitation and […]

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