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Getting Food Safety Training and Certification Right

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

By Victor Muliyil The global food industry today is once again being bombarded by food safety schemes and regulations that seem to change almost annually, leading to increased retraining costs and costly recertification audits. The question is: do these changing scheme versions bring any real value to your company’s risk management or recall avoidance or […]

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 […]

Industry-Government Collaboration: The Changing Role of Controlling Bodies

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 4/05/19

By Cesare Varallo Our first blog post in this series looked at why changes are needed in the regulatory systems affecting imported food, and how the EU is dealing with this crucial issue. Today’s blog post examines the approach being taken by Canada and the United States. After an evaluation that started back in 2016 […]

The Raw Pet Food Debate Reveals Industry-Wide Safety Concerns

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/06/18

By Suzanne Osborne Should dogs eat the same diet as their wolf ancestors? The growing number of “wild” raw pet food companies would have you believe so. Some claim that pets fed a raw diet are healthier because the processed “junk” in commercial pet food makes them sick; others spread false risk-related information. One myth […]

Key Steps To Competent Food Safety Management System Implementation

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/02/18

By Victor Muliyil Today’s food industry is focused on Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked food safety management schemes, which provide a powerful support to the cause of food safety. Focusing solely on scheme requirements, however, without considering specific risks within your own operation, can be a costly mistake. GFSI schemes all require competent training, […]

Food Allergen Standards: Do Canadian Labelling Requirements Fall Short?

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/10/17

By Marilyn Allen Food allergies can be seriously life-threatening and since a very small amount of a food allergen can cause a serious allergic reaction when ingested, avoidance is key to staying safe. That makes appropriate labelling vital. In Canada alone, close to 2.7 million Canadians are at risk. The passing of the 2012 Amendment to […]

Packaging Standards Activate Food Safety Successes

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 6/13/17

By Jaan Koel Packaging has advanced by leaps and bounds over the last decade and we all benefit, especially when it comes to food safety. If you’ve ever suffered a food-borne illness, it was unlikely the result of a packaging failure. Although food illnesses are reported more frequently because of on-line and other immediate media […]

Notes from the Field: 2016 SQF International Conference Highlights

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 11/15/16

By Sarah Malenich Even before the attendees and sponsors of the 2016 SQF International Conference arrived in Orlando at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Studios, the conference was slated to be a huge success! More than 750 pre-registered attendees and 40 exhibitors signed up for two-and-a-half days of learning, collaborating, and networking at […]

The GLOBALG.A.P. – Weeding Out the Roots of Contamination

Written by Allie Gallant on 1/29/16

Today’s agriculture industry is complex and globalized and when contamination occurs, it’s hard to track the source. This was highlighted by the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Europe. Authorities mistakenly implicated a number of countries and products, inadvertently hurting farmers’ livelihoods. Eventually, contaminated sprouts in Germany were identified as the main source of the outbreak. […]

Halal and Kosher Certifications Are Great…but Certify to a GFSI Standard First

Written by Allie Gallant on 11/02/15

You can’t count on halal certification to minimize food safety risks – and neither will your customers. You’ve just become certified to a halal standard. It wasn’t easy – the list of requirements is long and rigorous. But you have confidence that it was a smart business move. There’s a big customer base out there, […]

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