Articles Tagged with ''food safety measures''

Food manufacturers face stricter demands as recalls and outbreaks push a more reactive focus on food safety. Responsibility is shifting from quality teams to shared ownership, using cross-functional approaches to improve safety, compliance, and daily practices.

In a recent podcast, Bonna Cannon, president, owner and principal consultant of Bonnafide LLC, discusses how to prioritize true food safety over audit preparation, turning audit insights into operational improvements and building food safety into plant design.

A food manufacturer’s packaging line represents both the last opportunity to protect food and the last place where risk can be introduced. Treating the packaging line as a critical control point is essential to moving from reactive compliance to proactive prevention.

Manufacturers now have a grace period to get the right systems, processes and teams in place. If you move quickly, you can use this time to implement a traceability strategy that not only meets compliance but builds long-term supply chain resilience.

Recent regulatory moves appear to shift the burden of food safety to manufacturers, but they’re already taking steps to ensure quality food production – including designing facilities with safety in mind.

Successful, industry-leading food manufacturers regularly use audits to identify potential risks and verify the effectiveness of their internal controls.

The updated guide introduces new insights on validating risk-based controls, conducting root cause analysis, and leveraging data for continuous improvement.

Over the past several months, the company has made progress in safety and quality, with several interventions and innovations implemented across the organization.

Boar's Head's new website features information about its food safety processes.

Yiannas’ appointment comes after the company announced it would permanently discontinue its liverwurst product and indefinitely close its Jarratt, Va., plant due to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.