FDA Focusing on Fostering Food Safety Culture,
Truly Bending the Curve of Foodborne Illness

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

During the keynote episode of the 2021 Food Safety Consortium Virtual Conference Series, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas reflected on industry progress one year into the pandemic and how the agency is moving forward.

Retail Food Safety Forum

COVID-19’s Impact on Food Industry Reaches Far Beyond Supermarket Shelves

By Jim Yarbrough and Neil Coole, BSi

The pandemic’s long-term effect on food supply chains is expected to result in increased threats, including fraud, theft and safety issues.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

How To Catch A Thief (or Food Fraudster)

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

Operation OPSON VIII report has been released by Interpol
and Europol.

Ask the Expert:
How to Improve Your Audit Score

There are many common pitfalls resulting in non-conformances during a typical audit. Don Milne, DNV’s Food and Beverage Sector Manager and Senior Lead Auditor qualified in FSSC 22000, BRC, ISO 9001, RSPO and formerly an executive manager with extensive experience in the TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) and years in the food industry at multinationals talks about his observations at the companies he audits.

FST Soapbox

Six Ways Food Manufacturers Can Save Money on Electricity

By Emily Newton, Revolutionized Magazine

If food manufacturers want to stay competitive and secure greater profits, they must actively work to reduce their energy consumption—and the benefits will carry into food safety and quality.

FASTER Act Requires Sesame Labeling on Food Packaging

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The law expands the definition of major food allergen to include sesame.

Use of Remote Rodent Monitoring with Regard to Food Safety Regulations and Current Pest Control Practices

Sponsored By Bayer

This paper outlines some of the requirements for pest management based on Food and Drug regulations and GFSI standards. It explains how the Bayer RMS can help pest management companies and food processing/handling facilities partner to implement a more effective rodent control management plan in response to these regulations and standards.

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FST Soapbox

California Proposition 65:
Every Company Should Know Their Risk

By Julie Holt, Decernis

The risk of opportunistic litigation based on California Prop 65 drives the need to monitor updates and enforcement of this right to know law. All companies must understand their supply chains, evaluate use of California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) listed chemicals in products and packaging, and develop a plan for monitoring and complying with this law.

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.

Featured Quote

One of the biggest areas of opportunity for the industry to increase automation and improve food safety is in the processing plant.

– Olga Pawluczyk, P&P Optica

Accepting the Present and Protecting the Future: How the Food Industry Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Sponsored By Intelex

We don't usually worry about grocery store shelves being empty. That all changed in 2020, when COVID-19 provoked fears that the global food supply chain might collapse. Learn about important lessons on resiliency from the food and beverage industry.

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Use of Remote Rodent Monitoring with Regard to Food Safety Regulations and Current Pest Control Practices

Sponsored By Bayer

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

Edited By Rosalee S. Hellberg, Karen Everstine, and Steven A. Sklare

New Sanitation System Fills the Gaps in Traditional ATP Testing Methods

Sponsored By Weber Scientific

Food Safety Hazards Series:
Listeria Detection, Mitigation, Control & Regulation

The CDC estimates that nearly 48 million people fall ill and 3000 people die annually as a result of foodborne illness. Listeria is a concern due to the high percentage of fatalities that occur as a result of contracting Listeriosis. Many of these cases are preventable. During this virtual event, experts will discuss challenges and tangible best practices in Listeria detection, mitigation and control.

Spreadsheets for Life
5 Ways to Successfully Align Spreadsheets & Modern
QMS Tools

This fast-paced educational webinar experts will show you how modernizing your food and safety programs can include spreadsheets. Speakers will guide you through the methods that top companies across the food and hospitality industries use every day to gain important insights, share data, and run successful programs with the help of modern tools and spreadsheets.