GMPs/ HACCP/ SSOPs | Food Safety

Current best practices for developing sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs)

Bonnie Biegel

May 15, 2019

One of the core components of a fully implemented food safety plan are sanitation controls.

Food Safety

Cleaning, sanitizing programs are part of the food safety equation

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

March 20, 2019

A cleaning and sanitizing process has always been a key element for ensuring food safety and quality, but its importance has escalated over the years.

Processors must ensure their PCQIs are qualified, trained and experienced

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

February 19, 2019

Food processors have a mandate to ensure that they have someone with a new title on board: the preventive controls qualified individual, or PCQI.

Food Safety

ANSI certifies Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. under new FDA program

FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program covers four main categories in food safety including preventive controls and HACCP

Wayne Labs

September 5, 2018

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has notified FDA that Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. (Troy, MI) has become the first certification body to be accredited under FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for four program scopes. They include Produce Safety, Preventive Controls for Human Food, Juice HACCP and Seafood HACCP.

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The importance of preventive controls

Preventive controls are a must for processors to meet safety goals

Wayne Labs

April 30, 2018

The idea of preventive controls is not process-centric, but risk based. And its principles are not new concepts.

Food Safety

How food processors can build corrective action programs

Processors must have a program to identify deviations and initiate corrective actions or corrections

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

April 9, 2018

According to FSMA, each processor must have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI). This person is responsible for developing the food safety program, ensuring the controls are validated, reviewing records and reassessing the plan.

GFSI unveils new benchmarking requirements, strengthens FMCG supply chains

Version 7.2 focuses on improving auditor competency and covering the entire supply chain.

March 13, 2018

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) released the latest version of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements.

Food Safety

Prerequisite programs ensure food safety

A regulatory shift that happened years ago remains a key part of food safety management today.

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

January 17, 2018

In 1995, the seafood HACCP regulation was enacted in the US and marked a major milestone in the history of food safety.

FDA’s top 5 most commonly cited food safety violations

FY 2017 top violations are almost the same as those cited in FY 2016 and 2015.

Debra Schug

December 20, 2017

Among the top five violations during 2017 were lack of pest control and sanitation monitoring.

Live: December 3, 2024 at 10:00 am EST: From this webinar, attendees will learn important factors to consider when specifying hygienic design requirements for equipment and facilities.

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Current best practices for developing sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs)

Cleaning, sanitizing programs are part of the food safety equation

Processors must ensure their PCQIs are qualified, trained and experienced

ANSI certifies Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. under new FDA program

The importance of preventive controls

How food processors can build corrective action programs

GFSI unveils new benchmarking requirements, strengthens FMCG supply chains

Prerequisite programs ensure food safety

FDA’s top 5 most commonly cited food safety violations

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