Food Safety And Inspection Articles

41. 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. 

42. Food For Thought: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Traceability But Were Afraid To Ask (Part Two Of Three) 11/17/2016

    The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), along with United Fresh Produce Association, partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Traceability But Were Afraid To Ask. In this 45-minute live Q&A, Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., VP of food safety & technology at United Fresh Produce Association; and Kristen Spotz, senior manager of food safety & quality assurance at the Grocery Manufacturers Association answered questions on food and beverage industry traceability from the web chat’s live audience.

43. Food Safety And Brexit: What Lessons Are Being Learned? 11/16/2016

    Earlier this year, the U.K. voted to leave the EU. Ensuing events of the Brexit vote have been characterized by frustration and uncertainty in the near and far future as the U.K. will now go at it on their own after 43 years in the EU. This represents a distinct turning point in European history and the implications on the U.K. are expected to be radical. One particular issue, food safety, did not receive much consideration during the Brexit campaign. What will be done to fill in where the EU left off? Ambivalence over what the U.K.’s legislative framework will resemble has caused more than a little anxiety, but along with the bigger political issues there is still opportunity for the U.K. to enhance food safety regulation and re-instill confidence in its food system.

44. Food For Thought: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Traceability But Were Afraid To Ask (Part One Of Three) 11/10/2016

    The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), along with United Fresh Produce Association, partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Traceability But Were Afraid To Ask. In this 45-minute live Q&A, Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., VP of food safety & technology at United Fresh Produce Association; and Kristen Spotz, senior manager of food safety & quality assurance at the Grocery Manufacturers Association answered questions on food and beverage industry traceability from the web chat’s live audience.

45. Whole Genome Sequencing: Affirmative Or Adverse Outcomes For Food Safety Management? 11/9/2016

    Whole Genome Sequencing is a scientific breakthrough we first thought would remain confined to the halls of medical science for the treatment of human diseases, such as cancer and previously undiagnosed ailments. Nevertheless, it has quickly entered and impacted the realm of microbiologists, food safety managers, risk managers, lawyers and CEOs in the food industry. But is this for better or for worse?

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall (Part Three Of Three) 10/27/2016

    On Tuesday, October 11, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall. In this 45-minute live Q&A, Kim Combs, recall/regulatory compliance manager for The Kroger Co and Alicia Sims-Miller, manager of the reverse logistics and business integration teams for PepsiCo’s North American Nutrition Division joined Food Online’s editor Sam Lewis to answer the food industry’s questions on the topic.

49. Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall (Part Two Of Three) 10/18/2016

    On Tuesday, October 11, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall. In this 45-minute live Q&A, Kim Combs, recall/regulatory compliance manager for The Kroger Co and Alicia Sims-Miller, manager of the reverse logistics and business integration teams for PepsiCo’s North American Nutrition Division joined Food Online’s editor Sam Lewis to answer the food industry’s questions on the topic.

50. Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall (Part One Of Three) 10/14/2016

    On Tuesday, October 11, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) partnered with Food Online for a live web chat, Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall. In this 45-minute live Q&A, Kim Combs, recall/regulatory compliance manager for The Kroger Co and Alicia Sims-Miller, manager of the reverse logistics and business integration teams for PepsiCo’s North American Nutrition Division joined Food Online’s editor Sam Lewis to answer the food industry’s questions on the topic.