Bacterial Detection White Papers & Articles

71. Food Safety And Legal Liability: From CEOs To The Production Line — Ignorance Of The Law Is No Excuse 3/31/2016

    An often-quoted phrase, dating back to a few known sources including Blackstone, known by lawyers and legal historians, says “often a mistake in point of law which every person of discretion not only may, but is bound and presumed to know, is in criminal cases no sort of defense. Ignorantia juris, quod quisque teneture scire, neminem excusat is as well the maxim of our own law as it was of the Roman.”

72. What's The Recommended QC Test Method For Hamburger Tenderness? 3/28/2016

    Reliable test methods to assure a pleasing hamburger tenderness are essential to meeting consumer demands. Texture Analyzers are the  instrument of choice in Quality Control Departments to do this.

73. The Next Frontier: Technology's Role In Food Safety And Compliance 3/23/2016

    Technology should be fully integrated into food facilities to meet consumer, regulator, and employee needs.

74. Do You Have The Necessary Tools To Complete Your SQF Internal Audit? (Part Three Of Three) 3/22/2016

    In the second part of the series, I described how to define food safety objectives and use them to drive analysis of key performance indicators that provide senior management with a report on how operations are achieving the company’s strategic goals. In the third, and final, part of the series, I will discuss the structure of the internal audit, how to audit standard operating procedures, and training methods that can be used to evaluate how these strategic goals can be reached.

75. Ignorance Is No Excuse: Criminal Liability In The Produce Industry 2/24/2016

    We’ve all heard the reports about the salad plant in Springfield, OH that closed as the federal government continues to investigate a listeria outbreak. The phrase “federal investigation” should be enough to send chills down any produce executive’s spine. While no one yet knows what the government’s investigation at the Springfield, OH salad plant will yield, it wouldn’t be the first time a produce executive faces criminal charges — and a possible prison sentence — following a food-borne illness outbreak.

76. Do You Have The Necessary Tools To Complete Your SQF Internal Audit? (Part Two Of Three) 2/18/2016

    In the first part of the series, I described the importance of defining the scope of your internal audit and following a verification schedule for auditing all clauses of the SQF scheme. Here, in part two of the series, I want to discuss the importance of food safety objectives as key performance indicators, as well as the importance of participation from senior management in defining these food safety objectives.

77. Small Growers Require Big Food Safety 2/11/2016

    Small growers always have to fight to be viable businesses. They don’t get the bulk discounts that larger growers get on rents, supplies, chemicals, water, or even labor. If there is bad weather or bad market in any one season, they lose everything. And during the growing season — even if everything else goes well — they must wear all hats, all the time, and the work never stops. So, small growers are not left a lot of time to ponder, or even more importantly, implement food safety practices.

78. Do You Have The Necessary Tools To Complete Your SQF Internal Audit? (Part One Of Three) 1/27/2016

    A food safety management system (FSMS) is a great tool for any company that wants to evaluate its food safety performance and provide assurance to customers about the safety of the food company’s food. SQF (Safe Quality Food) is an FSMS benchmarked to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) food safety requirements. SQF integrates food safety and quality components into the standard and shares audit scores with customers directly on the SQFI website. This article aims to provide best practices regarding your SQF Level, the Scope of your product, and your Verification Schedule to successfully audit your SQF system.

79. Pet Food Dry Kibble Validation Summary 1/22/2016

    Differences in kibble product formulations can complicate traditional pathogen detection methods. This study compares two samples of kibble using non-proprietary media.

80. A FSMA Rundown: Where The Industry Currently Stands On Preventive Controls Rules 12/28/2015

    The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act is designed to standardize food safety within the U.S. and countries importing food to the U.S. Now that the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rules have been finalized, compliance dates are just a couple of years away, and even some documentation is required in less than one year.