Articles Tagged with ''audit''

FSMA Update

The devil’s in the details

Looking for some light reading material before going to bed? The first proposed rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act are not the place to start.

Kevin T. Higgins

March 6, 2013

The second anniversary of the signing into law of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was celebrated January 4 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the long-delayed unveiling of the first proposed regulations affecting manufacturers and their upstream partners in the food chain.

Attaining Zero Landfill

Trash to cash

Kevin T. Higgins

January 7, 2013

For food and beverage companies focused on landfill reduction, the effort yields solid financial returns.

Food safety

Safeguard your brand with process control

Wayne Labs

January 7, 2013

At any level, process control will not only improve food quality, but also enhance food safety.

Peanut butter recall déjà vu

November 7, 2012

Reported earlier in FE’s Tech Flash e-newsletter, the recent Salmonella Bredeney outbreak has sickened a total of 35 people in 19 states, and has been attributed to peanut butter—and potentially other nut butters—from Sunland Inc. (Portales, NM).

TECH FLASH

The problem with audits: a snapshot in time

In many recent foodborne illness outbreaks/recalls, processors passed audits with high marks

October 29, 2012

Consumers may think audits equal safe food, but do they?

The proof is in the paperwork

Richard F. Stier

October 4, 2012

Processors must understand not only what materials are being moved through their plumbing systems, but how these lines are designed and laid out.

Standardized sanitation

Kevin T. Higgins

August 6, 2012

An emerging consensus on how best to minimize contamination risks in food plants is adding clarity to design objectives.

Water reuse—penny wise, millions of dollars smart

August 6, 2012

With the lack of rainfall in the heartlands causing grain futures to trend upward and water shortages on everybody’s mind, conserving and reusing water has been a major push for several food and beverage processors.

TECH FLASH

Tools to help avoid a disastrous outbreak and recall

Wayne Labs

June 26, 2012

GFSI-based tools can help if they’re used correctly, but it comes down to how well a processor internally manages its food safety efforts.

TECH FLASH

Keeping pests out of the process

June 11, 2012

HACCP plans must address unwanted pests as well as allergens and microbes.

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