Articles By Laurel Maloy
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FSIS Sets Lofty Food-Defense Goals For Next Year
10/30/2014
Though not a regulatory requirement, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service urges all food-making businesses — regardless of size — to adopt a food-defense plan.
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Is Your Facility On ALERT For Intentional Food Contamination?
10/29/2014
All states have laws regarding the accidental or unintentional adulteration or contamination of food products. However, active prevention of intentional adulteration does not seem to be a priority
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7 Must-Haves In Your Sanitation SOP
10/28/2014
Every facility, though not necessarily required to comply with FSMA must, regardless, have in place a Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure. This should be a well-rounded and adequately-documented procedure including the means with which to monitor and measure its successes and failures. Nothing less will be acceptable with the authority granted to the FDA and the Food Safety Inspection Service.
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The FDA Provides Compliance Tools For The Seafood Industry
10/27/2014
Proper labeling should be part of your HACCP process. The FDA is making sure the means by which to ensure compliance are readily available.
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COOL Is Not Cool With WTO
10/24/2014
The World Trade Organization’s compliance panel has put a crimp in Country-of-Origin Labeling, setting up a no-win for our nation’s trade policies and the American consumer.
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Poultry Modernization Grants Unexpected Freedom
10/23/2014
Effective since October 20, 2014, NPIS has a retired veterinarian with the USDA’s FSIS upbeat and expecting good things
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FSIS Begins Holding Beef Suppliers To A Higher Standard
10/22/2014
The way the Food Safety and Inspection Service deals with positive E. coli tests at ground beef trim facilities is undergoing some marked changes
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5 Steps To Listeria Detection
10/21/2014
Sample6 and a family-run business are illustrating how simple it is to prevent costly recalls while improving production time
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10 HACCP Mistakes Highlighted At Beef Industry Conference
10/20/2014
Didn’t attend this year’s NAMA Conference? You may want to talk to someone who did. Held annually, the conference’s speakers touch on every subject affecting the beef industry and safe processing.
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Corporate Responsibility Influences Consumer Trust, Big Time
10/17/2014
Experts have long been saying that having consumers trust your brand equates to bigger profits. A recent study illustrates how the American food consumer evaluates corporate social responsibility.