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Newsletter Volume 15, Issue 22
Hi FSQA Professional, In this issue, we have a new contributed article, authored by Roger Hancock with the key findings from this summer's recalls.
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Until next week, Cheers! Rick Biros, Content Director, Publisher and Founder.
Feature Articles
By Roger Hancock, CEO, Recall InfoLink. While it feels like we had more food recalls than usual this summer, the number of recalls is actually on par with recent years. However, the recalls are getting bigger and more complex. Fewer, larger suppliers are serving more points of sale, which is why a single contamination event can have such a massive impact. As we saw this summer, lettuce contaminated with Cyclospora and jalapeños contaminated with Salmonella impacted products across the nation. Both were international suppliers with wide distribution. This article highlights the key learnings from this summer’s recalls.
Here we propose a dual scoreboard, comprised of leading and lagging statistics taken from actual operations and the system’s output — as expressed through recall and outbreak incidents. The work is the first application of the concepts on top of a tier approach to supplier risk employed throughout a multi-supplier grocery distribution system and presented as a launch pad for further industry and regulatory comment.
By Santoshi Muriki, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager, Affiliated Foods, Inc.
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