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Food safety auditors are crucial to our food system – and we need more of them

By Guest Contributor on December 15, 2021
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By Erica Sheward
Director, Global Food Safety Initiative at The Consumer Goods Forum

At the heart of equitable and sustainable food systems is food safety. Everyone has the right to access safe…
Continue Reading Food safety auditors are crucial to our food system – and we need more of them

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Survey supports continued use of remote option for audits

By News Desk on October 26, 2021

A survey has found a preference for keeping remote or blended audits, assessments and evaluations.

A joint International Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) poll in August…
Continue Reading Survey supports continued use of remote option for audits

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Plant management software: The right tools to make the job easier

By Chris Koger on March 29, 2021
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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…
Continue Reading Plant management software: The right tools to make the job easier

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Part One: Stay compliant with remote auditing  

By Laura Mushrush on October 12, 2020

In part one of this four-part series with SafetyChain Software, Food Safety News explores the role of remote auditing during the COVID-19 era.

What is a remote audit?
A remote audit is conducted partially or…
Continue Reading Part One: Stay compliant with remote auditing  

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Consumer group finds decline in EU food safety controls, funding

By Joe Whitworth on October 24, 2019

There is a declining trend in food controls and the resources allocated to them across Europe, according to a consumer group.

The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) analyzed reports submitted by 12 member states on official…
Continue Reading Consumer group finds decline in EU food safety controls, funding

EU unveils food safety audit priorities for 2019

By Joe Whitworth on January 22, 2019

More than a third of audits and fact-finding missions by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) will deal with food safety this year.

The EC plans to conduct up to…
Continue Reading EU unveils food safety audit priorities for 2019

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Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?

By Francine L. Shaw on October 5, 2018
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Day after day, I watch the list of foodborne illness casualties accumulate.  As a food safety expert, I receive a ridiculous number of recall alerts and foodborne illness outbreak notices daily.  And I watch…
Continue Reading Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?

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Red Tractor plans changes to retain, boost consumer trust

By News Desk on September 20, 2018

A food chain assurance system in the United Kingdom is to undergo an overhaul to maintain consumer trust following criticism aimed at it and incidents in the sector.

Red Tractor is a food standards program…
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Global group says US food safety audit program is OK; fresh produce exports should increase

By News Desk on August 14, 2018

Fresh produce growers in the U.S. will have an easier time exporting fruits and vegetables now that an international group has given its stamp of approval to a federal food safety audit program.

The nod…
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Transitioning to GFSI-Recognized Standards

By Ron Shepard on February 6, 2014

With all of the inputs, processes and procedures that make up the food supply chain, managing product safety for the end user is an incredibly complex, yet crucial, necessity. Consumers want to trust the food…
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