food safety management

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SGS, Eezytrace Partner to Transform Foodservice Food Safety Management

May 18, 2023

SGS has announced a partnership with Eezytrace, an innovative software solution that powers data-driven risk management and helps digitize self-check procedures in the foodservice industry.

The Importance of Third-Party Gap Assessment for a Food Safety Management Program

An unbiased gap assessment of a foodservice business' FSMP should be performed by a third party, using a defined set of standards for each business function

Hal King, Ph.D.

April 10, 2023

The food safety management program in a foodservice business should be periodically benchmarked against the most current regulatory requirements and best-in-class food safety standards to determine if gaps exist in the program. The gap analysis should be performed by a third party to ensure an unbiased benchmark, and include a review of the corporate governance, systems/speciﬁcations, training/education, supply chain management, foodservice operations, and facilities design. The food safety management team should coordinate and review all deﬁciencies with an action plan prioritized to the level of risk identiﬁed.

Food Safety

The evolution of food safety management systems—from early 1900s to audits today

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

January 28, 2020

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation that created the agency with legal authority to seize goods in interstate commerce that were adulterated, contained additives injurious to health, or contained filthy, decomposed or putrid substances.

Food Safety

Assessing risk in your operation’s food safety plan

By law, your assessment must evaluate two elements: likelihood and severity of occurrence

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

November 19, 2019

After the Food Safety Modernization Act was passed, there was a great deal of angst and fear in the food industry about the impending implementation of hazard analysis, risk-based preventive controls.

Food Safety

Documentation is key to proving hazard control

Rose Shilling

August 6, 2019

Many processors have grown more sophisticated at compiling information and presenting it when inspectors ask for proof that a facility's food safety management system is working. But no matter the companies’ size or record management methods, they likely experience some of the common deficiencies that experts see.

Food Safety

How to manage recalls

New tools help processors manage recall processes

Crystal Lindell

June 15, 2018

As new regulations have led to increased food recalls, companies work to digitize their food safety systems, hoping they will help make it easier to track their products.

Food Safety

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.

How food processors can fight cross-contamination

Processors must have a detailed plan and execute it properly to prevent big problems.

Casey Laughman

February 21, 2018

To prevent cross-contamination in your plant, you have to consider every single step in the chain and do everything you can to ensure that none of the links are weak.

The impact of Peanut Corporation of America's criminal convictions

The sentences doled out to the company execs are the largest in any food safety case on record.

Debra Schug

February 16, 2018

Why food and beverage companies and executives should ensure that food safety is a part of their corporate culture.

The benefits of food safety management systems

Insights from processors and experts on why food safety management is especially essential in the food and beverage industry

Crystal Lindell

February 12, 2018

For many processors, using food safety software systems means finally getting rid of the rows of cabinets filled with Excel sheets and handwritten data. Some have been prompted to move recordkeeping and food safety management into the digital age by FSMA.

On Demand: In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the RCA workshop they led at the 2023 Food Safety Summit that included a hands-on exercise and the presentation of case studies, and they will preview their planned RCA session at the 2024 Food Safety Summit.

On Demand: From this webinar, attendees will learn important factors to consider when specifying hygienic design requirements for equipment and facilities.