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Food Safety

How to know if your plant needs environmental monitoring

As Preventive Controls Regulation is finalized, food makers should be aware of how it affects them.

September 15, 2016

Industry concerns and paranoia over environmental monitoring have been magnified by some of the third-party audit schemes.

Automating food safety management systems can save money, improve quality

A look at the best tools to meet evolving safety demands.

Debra Schug

September 14, 2016

"There's an old saying... you have to say what you do and do what you say, document it all and at some point, make sure it’s working," says Dan Bernkopf, with SafetyChain Software.

FDA extends some FSMA compliance dates, clarifies rules

First major compliance dates still slated for next month for large companies.

Crystal Lindell

August 25, 2016

While the major provisions of the FSMA rules are being implemented as planned, the FDA has issued a final rule that extends and clarifies the compliance dates for certain provisions in four of the seven foundational rules.

Food Safety

Microbiological testing: Verify your inputs as you verify your outputs

Sure, you trust your suppliers. But there’s nothing like some checks before you commit your product to someone else’s raw ingredients.

Wayne Labs

August 22, 2016

While Paul Simon used “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor,” to refer to apartment house rules of courtesy, you might find a parallel to this separate-but-connected concept in the food supply chain.

Foodborne Illness

IBM STUDY: Grocery scanner data can speed foodborne illness outbreak investigations

Study shows that Big Data and analytics can help identify potential sources of contamination.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

IBM Research – Almaden has found that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations.

FSMA

Nestlé expands QAC in Dublin, OH in anticipation of FSMA

Expansion makes it Nestlé’s largest testing facility.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

The center is now the largest and most sophisticated testing facility in the Nestlé network and possibly the world.

Enhancing hygiene in your plant

Which program is right for you?

Richard F. Stier

August 11, 2016

Food processors are very conscious of the need to ensure a sanitary environment on the processing floor.

SafetyChain Software acquires Vigilistics, Inc.

August 5, 2016

The acquisition will enhance SafetyChain’s food safety and quality solutions with increased operational visibility, robust analytics and patented equipment data extraction technology.

Employee Engagement

Finding operational success via employee engagement

Employee satisfaction is paramount to maintaining a committed workforce, but an engaged employee—one who is enthusiastic about his or her work and furthers the company’s interests—is key to unlocking excellence.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 4, 2016

For the food and beverage industry, attracting a skilled workforce has never been as important as now. It’s also never been as expensive.