No one is immune from a food safety crisis and its ripple effects on consumers, stakeholders and hard-earned reputations. Maybe you’re fortunate and it’s been smooth sailing so far. But be prepared. A crisis –
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IAFP 2016 — Cultural bias could make it difficult to achieve FSMA parity
ST. LOUIS — The “wet” street slaughter of a pig in China, which occurs in the wee hours of the morning, is still expected to be warm when the customer arrives sometime before noon. Brazilians
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Comprehensive verification toolkit is needed domestically, too
Dan Flynn’s June 6 article in Food Safety News, “Third-party auditor certification: Not the only tool in the toolkit,” makes the case that the Food and Drug Administration should not overly rely on third-party
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Recent events highlight need for safe water for food production
Water is an essential component of many types of food products. Processors, manufacturers, and packers use water to clean, cool and even transport foods during production (in flumes for example). Water is, of course, also
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Process and Substance in Third-Party Food Safety Audits
As the result of numerous national and international outbreaks of foodborne illness, food industries worldwide have come under increasing pressure to ensure that their products are safe, wholesome and meet government standards. FDA and USDA
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Publisher’s Platform: Three Years Since People Died From Cantaloupe
It has been almost three long years since dusty Holly, Colorado, became the epicenter of a Listeria monocytogenes human tragedy. Many are painfully aware that litigation has been ongoing since the fall of 2011. The
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Three Food Safety Rules Grow Moldy at OIRA as Import-Related Outbreaks Continue
About 15 percent of all foods we consume are imported. Looking at some particular categories, the numbers are far more striking: imports make up 91 percent of our seafood, 60 percent of our fruits and
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Kosher Certification: A Model for Improving Private Food Safety Audits
Kosher food is big business. There are more than ten thousand kosher-producing companies in the United States alone, making more than 135,000 kosher products for over twelve million American consumers who purchase kosher food because
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Third-Party Audits – Their Crucial Role in Moving Forward With FSMA and Food Safety
I recently had the honor of speaking at the 2012 Safe Quality Food International Conference in Cincinnati on the topic of the crucial role of third-party audits in moving forward with FSMA and food safety.
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Serious Questions About Third-Party Audits
On Jan. 10, 2012, a Congressional House report was issued on the government’s investigation into the cantaloupe Listeria outbreak. The report provided some very interesting findings and lessons not only for and about Jensen
Food Safety Auditors on Patrol
With over a million food operations in the U.S. of all types, the arena of food safety is vast and protecting it is a tough assignment.
Countless tons of foods travel through interstate commerce and