Articles by Richard F. Stier

Electronic maintenance management system helps ensure food safety.

It’s time to take a hard look at what you are doing and how you do it.

Getting the most out of lab testing and analysis.

It is imperative buyers establish programs to verify the quality of all purchased lots. 

Every processor should mandate several levels of staffing backup for managing recalls.

Every day, it seems there is another food product recall.  There are condiments recalled for potential contamination with botulism, meats that may contain Listeria monocytogenes, candies that have undeclared allergens and snacks with metal shavings.

Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it.

The FDA comes under fire as reports of mismanagement come to light.

Inspections minimize contamination, but the key to avoiding problems is in prevention.

Food safety problems facing nations such as Romania are not insurmountable, but they will not be solved quickly.