FDA Publishes Report on Fall 2020 E. Coli Outbreak
in Leafy Greens

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The agency identified three trends that played a role in the contamination and is asking for more collaboration between stakeholders in the agricultural community, the government and academia to help prevent and mitigate the issue.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

Olive Oil Detectives in the Lab

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program summarizes more than 90 analytical methods for olive oil.

FST Soapbox

How Integrated Compliance Management Systems
Maximize Efficiency

By Roberto Bellavia, Kestrel Tellevate, LLC

An effective CMS requires an understanding of technology, operational needs, regulatory compliance obligations and certification requirements, as well as the bigger picture of the company’s overall strategy.

Next Week:
Virtual Event Targets Challenges and Best Practices in Listeria Detection, Mitigation and Control

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Food industry professionals within quality assurance, sanitation, risk management, compliance, testing/laboratory, and regulatory should take advantage of this complimentary event.

Quantifying the ROI of Environmental Monitoring
Program Automation

By Joseph Heinzelmann, Neogen

While COVID-19 highlighted the growing importance of food safety automation to help food brands provide safe products amidst unprecedented challenges, many continue to rely on manual approaches. Interviews with and data collected from 34 food manufacturers and processors reveal that critical business benefits are being realized through improved organization, access and usability of EMP data, made possible through automated workflows and analytics. This approach can help brands quantify the ROI of EMP automation through production performance improvements and waste reductions.

Retail Food Safety Forum

Robots Serve Up Safety in Restaurants

By Nicole Lang, igus, N.A.

While robots have been used for the past few years in food manufacturing and processing, new solutions take food handling to a new level. Robots are no longer in the back of the house in the food industry, isolated in packaging and manufacturing plants. They are now front and center.

Ask the Expert:
Best Practice Discussion on Membrane Filtration and How Set Up
Can Affect Sample Results

By Michel van Musschenbroek, MilliporeSigma

Membrane filtration is a key method for determining the microbial load of filterable raw materials, products, and water.

Featured Quote

Sustainability will be an area that eventually forces manufacturers to operate within new regulatory parameters imposed on how they produce and ship their food.

– Stephen Dombroski, QAD

Book Preview:
Food Fraud: A Global Threat with Public Health and Economic Consequences

The book provides a holistic discussion of food fraud prevention and compliance with regulatory and industry standards. Included in the book is a brief overview of the history of food fraud, current challenges, vulnerabilities facing the food industry, requirements for compliance with regulatory and industry standards on mitigating vulnerability for food fraud, with a focus on the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Requirements.

Download Chapter 1

New Sanitation System Fills the Gaps in Traditional ATP Testing Methods

ATP is the most widely used sanitation indicator test, but ATP is unstable and rapidly decomposes. This means conventional systems that test for ATP alone may miss bacteria and pathogens. New technology is now available to detect this hidden contamination.

Download the Whitepaper

Making the Grade: Tips for Passing Food Safety Audits During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted operations for food processing facilities and their food safety protocols. A failed audit can tarnish your business’s reputation and even lead to lost profits. During this webinar board-certified entomologist Frank Meek will discuss tips and best practices to be ready for the pest control portion of your food safety audits.

2020 Food Safety Consortium Virtual Conference Series:
Food Safety Culture
(Episode 12)

A discussion on how food safety professionals can bridge the gap between the C-Suite and Food Safety.