As the United States enters its third pandemic year, the influences of the virus on the food industry will continue, even as supply chain partners embrace new trends and discard old ones this year not
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7 critical ways that technology can boost food safety and reduce risks
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By Dallas Henderson
Food safety should always be the top priority for food businesses, but the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown our industry some major curveballs, creating new challenges around safety efforts.
First,…
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Tips for reducing food safety risks with technology
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By Greg Staley
Food businesses face risk every day, with every shift. That means their teams must work proactively to reduce the chances of a foodborne illness incident, security breach, or other crisis. Now,…
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Three ways COVID is changing food safety and how restaurants can help
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By Greg Staley
We’re now more than a year past the time when COVID-19 led to restaurants shutting down, moving outdoors, leaning heavily on delivery and restricting dining capacity. Virtually every restaurant had to…
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Is the FDA sliding into your DM’s?
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized …
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Plant management software: The right tools to make the job easier
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) programs are not new concepts in manufacturing. For decades, they’ve been helping companies gauge efficiency and address issues that decrease efficiency.
How that data is…
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Plant Management Software can harness the power of data for safety, productivity
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In the era of the Internet of Things, machine learning and technology that drives innovation and growth for industries, there’s no dispute that data is king.
How that data can be harnessed and made…
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Part Two: OEE data analysis — What’s your biggest pain point?
Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on understanding and implementing overall equipment effectiveness strategy. This series is sponsored by SafetyChain Software.
When it comes to food manufacturers improving plant efficiency using…
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Which EMP testing solution is best for facilities’ unique operations?
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on food safety costs for businesses. The series is sponsored by CERTUS Food Safety. This piece explores considerations when choosing a pathogen testing program.
It’s pretty simple…
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In-house pathogen testing reduces time and cost resource
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series on food safety costs for businesses. The series is sponsored by CERTUS Food Safety. This piece explores the question: Are hidden costs eating away business …
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