Cyberattack on Meat Supplier JBS Forces Shut Down of Multiple U.S. Plants

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The ransomware attack likely originated from an organization
in Russia.

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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FDA Requests $6.5 Billion for FY 2022 Budget,
8% More than Last Year

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Included in the budget is $97 million to increase investment in food safety programs.

FDA’s Traceability Tech Challenges Goes Live

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The agency is accepting submissions from June 1 through July 30.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

An Appellation Hodgepodge

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

When the claim of “own production” goes no further than the label.

Food Safety Culture Club

3 Tips to Managing Hard Conversations with Your Team

By Deborah A. Coviello, Illumination Partners, LLC

In order to move successfully through a food safety crisis, it’s important to provide your team with the resources and environment to perform at their highest potential.

FSIS Changes Mask, Social Distancing Requirements
Effective Immediately

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The change in policy comes after the CDC announced new guidance.

FST Soapbox

Digital Transformation of EMP:
Best Practices and Outcomes for Food Manufacturers

By James Quill and Tara Wilson, Corvium

By understanding best practices and lessons learned from early adopters of technology, food safety professionals can undertake successful digital transformations that efficiently and effectively arm them with improved data access and actionability that ultimately results in reduced food safety risks and increased quality.

Food Integrity Virtual Event

June 10, 2021 | 12:00PM - 3:00PM ET

Globalization has increased the complexity of the food supply chain, thus increasing the focus on food integrity, as more opportunities for food fraud exist. When assessing this global threat, companies must examine the susceptibility of certain ingredients and products, potential economic gain, and vulnerabilities in the supply chain.

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Featured Quote

Foreign material contamination is a growing issue in the meat industry and new types of detection systems are emerging to help address this challenge.

– Olga Pawluczyk, P&P Optica

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

Sponsored By Intelex

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.