Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 9 No 05

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Volume 9 Issue No. 05

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability Training Calendar

Frank Yiannas, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, to Deliver Keynote 2020 Food Safety Consortium
Keynote Speaker Announced:
Frank Yiannas,
FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Yiannas will kick off the event on October 21 in Schaumburg, IL.

Featured Articles

Steven Sklare, The Food Safety Academy Chocolate and Big Data:
The Recipe for Food Safety
Is Changing

By Steven Sklare,
The Food Safety Academy

A look at how global food safety intelligent digital tools can help keep food safe and protect a food company’s brand.

FST Soapbox

Quality Assurance and
Food Safety in Cannabis-
Infused Products

By Michele Pfannenstiel,
DVM, Dirigo Food Safety

The regulation of cannabis-infused products is confusing and constantly in flux. We look to the more established world of food safety to suggest how manufacturers can use stricter standards and specifications to increase not only safety, but consistency and profitability.

How Plant-Based Foods Are Changing the Supply Chain How Plant-Based Foods Are Changing the Supply Chain

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

Meat-alternatives are bringing new food safety concerns to the already complex supply chain.

Food Labs Conference Announced for Spring 2020 Food Labs Conference Announced for Spring 2020

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Taking place June 2–4, the event will tackle regulatory, compliance and risk management topics within testing and food lab management.

Using Raman Spectroscopy to Evaluate Laminated Food Packaging Films Using Raman Spectroscopy to Evaluate Laminated Food Packaging Films

By Ellen Link and Gary Johnson, Ph.D., Intertek

Unreliable packaging can pose a problem for product safety.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

Caught in the Whiskey Web Caught in the Whiskey Web

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

An unusual method for American Whiskey authentication.

Featured Quote

Food processing plants floors are subjected to constant, high concentrations of salt, alkaline and oil compounds that substantially degrade the floor and thereby risk food contamination and facility shutdown.

– Kevin Smedley,
High Performance Systems Corp.

Technical Writing Workshop Focuses on Key Skills Needed for Writing Up Non-Conformances and CAPAs

By Food Safety Tech Staff

This two-part virtual workshop will guide participants through the process of how to write effective documents.

Alan Baumfalk, Eurofins Complacency Kills.
What To Do Before a Recall

By Maria Fontanazza

Re-evaluating your company’s crisis management plan can help your team better prepare for a recall.

FoodchainID - Food Fraud Update Webinar - February 4, 2:00pm Eastern

Bayer - Does your rodent monitoring system leave you open to risk?

ImEpik - Updated Course PCQI Online Version 2.0

MilliporeSigma - Quality Prep for Accurate Dilutions

Technical Writing Virtual Workshop - March 3 & 10, 2020

Event Reports Virtual Workshop - April 8 & 22, 2020

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