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Volume 5 Issue No. 39

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

Featured Articles

Bug Bytes

Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., Orkin From HACCP to HARPC, and Integrating Pest Management

By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., Orkin

Focusing on the importance of prevention, facility maintenance and sanitation.

Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief New Whole Genome Sequencing Test Monitors Threat of Pathogens

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

A new whole genome sequencing platform will help food companies keep an eye on their supply chain, preventing dangerous pathogens from entering products.

Featured Quote

Human error is only one factor that predisposes risk of cross-contact; production timing, processing lines, facility traffic, protein structure and even the type of equipment used can be a game changer when it comes to the proper handling of allergens.

— Evan Rosen, PacMoore

Mitigate the Risk Mitigate the Risk:
Importance of Environmental Sampling in an Environmental Monitoring Program

By Gabriela Martinez, Ph.D., Labplas

An EMP is an important tool in identifying sources of contamination and measuring the adequacy of sanitation processes.

Next week: Play FDA for a Day Next week: Play FDA for a Day

By Food Safety Tech staff

Attend this webinar to earn how to protect yourself from criminal liability and the technology that can help.

FSMA FDA Sheds Light on FSMA's Preventive Controls

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The agency gives industry some insight on what to expect with the first FSMA compliance date.

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Supply Chain QA Blind Spot: Are Audits Enough?

What FSMA and ISO 9001:2015 are Telling Us about Supply Chain Management - Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 1 pm to 2 pm Eastern

Supply chain material control is quality assurance. And quality assurance is risk mitigation. That’s why FSMA and ISO 9001:2015 stress preventive controls. The real question: Is a periodic visit to your suppliers sufficient for quality assurance to protect your markets, your company’s reputation, your career? This webinar is going to address the other necessary activities besides audits for a serious supply chain QA program that will meet the new standards.