Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 9 No 38

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Volume 9 Issue No. 38

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

Department of Justice Blue Bell Hit with Record $17.25 Million in Criminal Penalties for 2015 Listeria Outbreak

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

Issuing the largest-ever criminal penalty in a food safety case, the Department of Justice’s sentence intends to send a clear message to food manufacturers.

Featured Articles

Food Fraud Quick Bites

A Truly Bitter Herb A Truly Bitter Herb

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

Unapproved plant leaves are added to oregano.

2020 FSC Episode 3 Wrap Up 2020 FSC Episode 3 Wrap Up:
Does Your Company Have a
COVID Czar?

By Maria Fontanazza

Experts discuss how food companies can better manage worker safety and operational continuity in the face of a pandemic.

FST Soapbox

Sudip Saha, Future Market Insights Five Trends Defining the Food Industry Post-COVID

By Sudip Saha, Future Market Insights

Overnight, the pandemic has turned the entire food industry upside down. While news stories speak of robot deliveries, contactless purchases, and sanitizing protocols, the changes might be much more substantial than that. So, what is the real impact, and what does the future hold for the food industry?

FDA FDA Proposes FSMA Rule on Food Traceability

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The goal is to put more recordkeeping requirements in place for specific foods based on risk.

Retail Food Safety Forum

Mike Owen, Contributing Writer The Changing Psychology of Grocery Shoppers

By Mike Owen, Contributing Writer

...And how retailers can take advantage during the pandemic and beyond.

Revamped Liquid Chromatography Enhances Analysis of Vitamins and Beyond Revamped Liquid Chromatography Enhances Analysis of Vitamins and Beyond

By Maria Grübner, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Recent advances in two-dimensional liquid chromatography help food safety laboratories overcome the many challenges of vitamin analysis, such as diverse hydrophobicity, low throughput and complex sample preparation.

Women in Food Safety

Laura Gutierrez Becerra, Food Safety Industry Consultant Always Seek Opportunities
for Improvement

By Laura Gutierrez Becerra,
Food Safety Industry Consultant

An interview with Neshat Soofi, president of JIT Experts Hive, about her food safety journey that led her to the launch of her own business.

Featured Quote

The remote portion of an audit, which includes program and record review as well as interviews, may increase audit time compared to pre-COVID audits, as all involved adjust to the use of technology and accessible electronic formats for records and programs.

– Gary Smith, FoodChain ID

ImEpik - Updated Course PCQI Online Version 2.0

Bayer - Does your rodent monitoring system leave you open to risk?

DNV GL - OnDemend webinar: Infection prevention & emergency preparedness: lessons learned from the Healthcare industry

Resource Centers are single topic focused micro-sites within FoodSafetyTech.com that are portals of food safety and quality news, articles, white papers, case histories and videos.

COVID-19
sponsored by Innovative Publishing Company, Inc.
Cold Chain
sponsored by Controlant
Digital Rodent Monitoring
sponsored by Bayer
Food Fraud
sponsored by Decernis
Food Safety Management System
sponsored by DNV-GL
Food Safety Testing
sponsored by Eurofins
Ingredient Quality
sponsored by USP
Regulatory & Lab Efficiency
sponsored by MilliporeSigma

Innovative Publishing Company, Inc. - COVID-19 Resources

On-Demand Webinars

Covert Operations:
Places Pests Slide Into Your Facility Unnoticed

While no two facilities are exactly alike, what they have in common are the main ingredients for a potential pest problem: food, water and shelter. Board certified entomologist and Orkin Technical Services Manager Frank Meek discusses Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tactics for each of your facility’s pest hot spots. Recorded: July 29, 2020.

Integrated Pest Management:
Protect Food Safety and Prevent the Spread of Pathogens

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of pest management is more important than ever in retail/restaurant settings as well as in food production facilities. During this virtual conference, subject matter experts in IPM and sanitation will discuss how advances in technology can help your company work smarter while protecting your facility from potential damage and the spread of pathogens caused by pests, both of which can significantly compromise food safety. Recorded: June 30, 2020.

Instant Replay & Update: Is Your Plant COVID-19 Safe?

The U.S. food industry is struggling to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the meat and poultry sector have been at the forefront of this issue. Using CDC and WHO Guidance, this webinar will provide practical tips on best practices to mitigate workplace exposure based on what is currently known about the COVID-19 virus. Recorded: July 14, 2020.