Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 5 No 27

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Volume 5 Issue No. 27

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

Featured Articles

USDA USDA Touts Food Safety Progress Under Obama Administration

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The agency names top five food safety changes that FSIS has made since 2009.

More E. Coli Illnesses, General Mills Expands Flour Recall More E. Coli Illnesses, General Mills Expands Flour Recall

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The company has broadened its recall to include flour produced last fall.

Featured Quote

One of the mistakes companies make is not having the discussion internally about a recall and whether they are ready and able to respond to and support a recall.

— Ryan Gooley, Stericycle ExpertSolutions

Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief How Not to Fail at Online Food Safety Training

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

Training plays a crucial role in the FSMA Preventive Controls rule. Accessibility and agility is key.

Debby L. Newslow, D. L. Newslow & Associates, Inc. Compliance Confusion: FSMA’s Preventive Controls Vs. GFSI-Approved Schemes

By Debby L. Newslow,
D. L. Newslow & Associates, Inc.

Confusion reigns in many organizations and especially with our food safety and quality professionals, as we debate and attempt to decide how best to address the requirements of FSMA.

Bill Bremer, Kestrel Management, LLC Ultimate Checklist to Prepare for FSMA Preventive Controls

By Bill Bremer, Kestrel Management, LLC

Check out this self-diagnostic assessment tool to help better determine your company’s current state of planning for FSMA compliance.

From the Archives:

Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., Grocery Manufacturers Association GFSI Vs. FSMA: Are Your Audit Requirements in Sync?

By Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D.,
Grocery Manufacturers Association

Accreditation, certification, certificates: The structure that supports the third-party audit system can be very confusing!

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2016 Food Safety Consortium - December 5 - 9, 2016 - Schaumburg, IL - Call for Abstracts

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WEBINAR: SQF and the PC Rule- The Similarities and Differences

Thursday July 21st, 2016- 1 pm EST

What do SQF and FSMA have in common? While there are some differences, SQF is a great fit and a great start in becoming compliant with the Preventive Control (PC) Rule. In this webinar, attendees will be provided with an overview of the PC Rule and go over those frequently asked questions starting with the similarities and differences within SQF. Participants will be able to live chat their own questions and hear what they can start doing now in order to get their facility PC ready. SQF will provide attendees links to tools and resources available that will assist suppliers in becoming compliant.