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No Regulatory Oversight for CBD — A Risk for Consumers and Companies

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 4/05/21

By Kim Stuck CBD products are widely unregulated when it comes to quality assurance, quality management, and baseline food safety. Many companies may believe they are doing everything necessary to keep products safe, but without regulations in place to guide them or the qualified personnel in place to implement those regulations, they can’t protect consumers […]

The Positive Business Impacts of PCQI Training

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 10/15/19

By Laura Lombard Investing in robust food safety training not only checks off the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory boxes but it can also result in measurable business impact. Food manufacturing businesses are always required to have at least one Preventive Control Qualified Individuals (PCQI) on staff to build and manage the food safety […]

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 […]

Japan’s Food Safety Systems Get Global Recognition

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 3/12/19

By Lois Harris Pulling together a globally-recognized food safety certification system in a nation in which the vast majority of traditional food manufacturers are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seems like a nearly impossible task. But Japan has done it. In late 2018, the Japan Food Safety Management Association and the Japan GAP Foundation received […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ensuring Food Safety in Your Organic Products

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 1/25/19

By Tim Livingstone Concerns over the health implications of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, the pharmaceuticals given animals raised for their meat, and the environmental damage attributable to the chemicalization of farming, have helped make organic food increasingly popular over the past decade or so. There is also a growing concern over the factory-like conditions in which […]

Avoid Losing Food Safety Audit Points with This Simple Strategy

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 10/12/18

By Joan Martino Ever wonder where you lost all those points on a third-party food safety audit or assessment? An auditor may probe different aspects of your operations with various questions. They are trying to make a connection between your practices and the requirements in the Standard for which they are auditing. If your first […]

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