Featured FSMA/Safety Content

91. FSMA Fridays: Environmental Controls (Part One Of Three) 12/2/2016

    SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender is joined by The Acheson Group’s (TAG) VP of Scientific Affairs, Dr. Peyman Fatemi, and TAG’s Senior Director of Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Gurjit Shergill, to share insight on the latest news with FSMA, the importance of an environmental controls program, and the key principles of environmental controls.

92. 3 Must-Have Qualities Of A Successful Food Safety Program 11/18/2016

    Food safety is a team sport; you can have the best programs in the world, but it takes people to carry out those programs. Many food safety programs fail for one very simple reason: there is not a culture fostered that promotes food safety at every level. From the very top, throughout the entire organization, there needs to be a commitment to food safety and a commitment to continuous improvement. 

93. FSMA Fridays: FSMA & The Election Year: What Have We Seen So Far? (Part Three Of Three) 11/18/2016

    In part two of FSMA Fridays: FSMA & The Election Year: What Have We Seen So Far? SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender, discussed predictions related to food safety under the next presidential administration with The Acheson Group’s (TAG) Dr. David Acheson. Here, in the third, and final, portion of the series, the duo begins addressing questions from the webcast’s live audience.

94. FSMA Fridays: FSMA & The Election Year: What Have We Seen So Far? (Part Two Of Three) 11/11/2016

    In part one of FSMA Fridays: FSMA & The Election Year: What Have We Seen So Far? SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender, discusses what we have seen so far during this election year relating to FSMA with The Acheson Group’s (TAG) Dr. David Acheson. Here, in part two, the duo continues their conversation by discussing predictions related to food safety under the next presidential administration.

95. Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Recordkeeping and Sanitation Under FSMA 11/4/2016

    Two cornerstones of FSMA’s final rule on Preventative Controls for Human Food are record keeping and sanitation. Food manufacturers and processors, along with companies importing goods into the U.S., are now being held to a much higher standard of sanitation, documentation, and compliance to better protect the health of the U.S. public.

96. FSMA Fridays: FSMA & The Election Year: What Have We Seen So Far? (Part One Of Three) 11/4/2016

    SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender, discusses what we have seen so far during this election year relating to FSMA, what we foresee the next four years, and more with The Acheson Group’s (TAG) Dr. David Acheson.

97. FSMA Fridays: What The FDA's FSMA Guidance Is Telling Us (Part Four Of Four) 10/28/2016

    In Part Three of FSMA Fridays: What The FDA's FSMA Guidance Is Telling Us, SafetyChain Software's VP of Marketing, Jill Bender, discussed with the Acheson Group's Dr. David Acheson the FDA's recently released FSMA guidance documents and what they are telling the food industry. Here, in the fourth, and final portion, of the series, the duo will continue their conversation.

98. FSMA's Sanitary Transportation Rule: Compliance Guidelines For Shippers & Brokers 10/27/2016

    In spring 2016, the FDA released its long-awaited Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (the Rule). The regulation, which constitutes one of seven final rules implementing FSMA, was closely watched by many throughout the industry — and for good reason. Based on the earlier proposed version of the Rule, many commentators feared the Rule, in its final form, would be an inflexible regulation with the potential to impact the very way that food transporters operate — and not always in ways that made sense.

99. FSMA Fridays: What The FDA's FSMA Guidance Is Telling Us (Part Three Of Four) 10/21/2016

    In Part Two of FSMA Fridays: What The FDA's FSMA Guidance Is Telling Us, SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender, discussed with the Acheson Group’s Dr. David Acheson the FDA’s recently released FSMA guidance documents and what they are telling the food industry. Here, in part three of the series, the duo will continue their conversation.

100. FSMA Begins — Reactions And Support From GFSI Benchmarked Schemes 10/19/2016

     FSMA, for some, is now a regulatory compliance issue. For others, it comes into effect over the next couple of years. The intention of this article is to identify current responses GFSI and benchmarked schemes (BRC, FSSC 22000 and SQF) have put into place and to support companies in meeting the various requirements within the Food Safety Modernization Act.