Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 13 No 11

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Volume 13 Issue No. 11

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

Sayed M Naim Khalid The Imperative for an Integrated Food Safety
Management System

By Sayed M Naim Khalid

The benefits of an integrated food safety management system—including cost efficiency, simplified compliance, enhanced food safety, global market access, improved collaboration, and adaptability to emerging challenges—far outweigh the implementation challenges. But there is much work to do.

Featured Articles

Five Tips to Prepare for Your Next Audit

By Nicole Keresztes James, NSF

Working towards compliance with a third-party audit requires significant preparation. An NSF food safety auditing expert reveals common mistakes and best practices.

FDA Highlights Steps Taken to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The FDA has announced steps it is taking to address concerns about elevated lead levels in cinnamon, including a latter to industry, consumer warnings, calls for voluntary recalls and pursuit of additional authority from Congress.

The FSMA Companion Online Training Program:
Series 2 - Supplier Management

Offered in April, the Series 2 classes focus on the Supply Chain Management requirements found in Subpart G of the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule, and offers timely information on suppler management issues to inform a well written Food Safety Plan.

Supplier Management and Controls, April 4 at 11:30 am EST
Assessing Third Party Audit Reports, April 11 at 11:30 am EST
Conducting an Onsite Supplier Audit, April 18 at 11:30 am EST

More Info and Registration

SQFI Announces 2024 Excellence Awards Recipients

By Food Safety Tech Staff

Brad Rush of Eagle Certification Group was recognized with the Excellence in SQF Auditing Award while Vital Farms’ Robert Clark received the Excellence in SQF Practitioner Leadership Award. The awards were presented during the 2024 SQF Unites conference in New Orleans.

Consumers:
A New Food Labeling Authority

By Jennifer Allen, Zwillinger Wulkan

Labeling statements that meet federal and state regulations are failing to meet consumer expectations, and consumers are seeking and sometimes obtaining redress in the courts. Following we highlight key cases and what food companies need to consider to avoid running afoul of consumer expectations.

Featured Quote

If someone were to manually go through those reports to identify the main issues mentioned, even if they spent only five minutes on a statement, it would amount to about 7,700 hours or four full-time employees working for one year.

- Tom Sabo, SAS