Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 10 No 32

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Volume 10 Issue No. 32

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

Tyson Foods to Mandate COVID Vaccines Tyson Foods to Mandate COVID Vaccines,
Will Other Food Companies Follow?

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

Union representatives are concerned over the fact that the vaccines have not received full FDA approval. Companies continue to grapple with labor shortages.

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR

Food fraud prevention: three years of GFSI and where we are

August 17, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

It seems that food fraud prevention has been around for a long time (the term was formally defined in an academic sense in 2011), but it really has only been just over three years since the formal GFSI requirements were established. While companies are coming out of the COVID crisis, there is a renewed focus on all management systems, including a deeper review of food fraud vulnerability assessments and an actually implemented food fraud prevention strategy.

Featured Articles

Key Trends Reinforce Food Allergen Testing Market Across North America Key Trends Reinforce Food Allergen Testing Market Across North America

By Saloni Walimbe, Global Market Insights

Food allergen testing is expected to witness consistent demand with strong support from regulatory agencies and increased consumer awareness of food allergies.

Food Fraud Quick Bites

It’s in Their DNA It’s in Their DNA

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

New technologies aid in the detection of food fraud.

Sponsored By Aptar Food + Beverage

A recent study conducted by Analytical Food Laboratories (AFL) tested the efficacy of Aptar’s novel antimicrobial technology in inhibiting and reducing fungal growth in blueberries and sliced strawberries over a period of 14 days.

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Nathan Libbey, HACCP Assurance Services Mid-Year Pathogen Surveillance and Inspection Update

By Nathan Libbey, HACCP Assurance Services

This article looks at the data from USDA FSIS and FDA through mid-year 2021. Surveillance and inspection data allows food safety professionals to identify trends in both regulatory activities as well as pathogen prevalence.

FST Soapbox

Willem Ryan, AlertEnterprise, Inc. Cybersecurity:
Risk Moves Squarely to Operational Technology

By Willem Ryan, AlertEnterprise, Inc.

Data breaches, ransomware attacks and now, operational shutdowns. Recent events bear out that cyber strikes are not reserved solely to data breaches and IT systems but now include Operational Technology (OT) and industrial controls to disrupt operations, distribution and the entire food supply chain.

SPONSORED CONTENT

Dr. Kathryn Birmingham, ImEPIK Ask the Expert:
ImEPIK Discusses Supply Chain Controls and PCQI Responsibilities
Under FSMA

For the PCQI, quality food production is a complex and often inquiry-based process where habits of mind can be a pro or con. Are you asking the right questions of your suppliers? Is your food safety team confident that your receiving facility is properly verifying that each supplier is effectively controlling each hazard you have identified that requires a control? What can you do when suppliers have not provided sufficient evidence for you to be satisfied with supply chain verification?

FST Soapbox

Sanjay Sharma, Roambee The Need for Improved Visibility in the Fresh Produce
Supply Chain

By Sanjay Sharma, Roambee

When working with low shelf life products like fresh food, reliable supply chain visibility is vital to prevent incidents that can contribute to financial loss.

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Featured Quote

The question that needs to be answered is: What should food and beverage manufacturers do to prepare for future changes to regulations and prevent potential safety issues?

– Stephen Dombroski, QAD