Food Safety Tech Newsletter Vol 9 No 40

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Volume 9 Issue No. 40

Compliance Food Labs Food Manufacturing Foodservice & Retail FSMA GFSI Sustainability

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Jill Henry, Essity Professional Hygiene The New Hygiene Standard:
Building Trust Through Employee Safety

By Jill Henry, Essity Professional Hygiene

Since the onset of COVID-19, food manufacturers have strived to maintain employee well being by promoting proper hygiene, while producing essential goods. Implementing hygiene best practices will help keep sites on track and ensure employee safety.

Featured Articles

Food Fraud Quick Bites

To Bee Or Not To Bee To Bee Or Not To Bee

By Susanne Kuehne, Decernis

Honey is the third most adulterated food item.

2020 FSC Episode 5 Preview:
Food Labs

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The October 7 episode features discussions about developing your technology during a pandemic, the viral landscape of testing, and a look into the proposed FSMA rule on lab accreditation.

FDA: There’s a Strong Business and Public Health Case for Better Traceability FDA: There’s a Strong Business and Public Health Case for Better Traceability

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

During last week’s Food Safety Consortium keynote episode, Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response, drove home the agency’s initiative surrounding more effective food traceability.

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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 Asks for Comments and Evidence to Aid in Labeling of Cultured Seafood Cells

By Food Safety Tech Staff

The agency wants to ensure that the products will be labeled in a consistent and transparent manner.

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Gary Smith, FoodChain ID Are Remote Audits Here to Stay?

By Gary Smith, FoodChain ID

COVID-19 put audits on hold beginning in March as the industry looked to food safety leaders like GFSI to provide guidance on the pandemic’s impact for the auditing process.

Featured Quote

I want food safety functions to be at the leadership tables and part of developing company strategies and directions. We can’t be only remembered when bad things happen and in the middle of a crisis.

– Laura Gutierrez Becerra, Food Safety Industry Consultant

Innovative Publishing Company, Inc. - COVID-19 Resources

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

ImEpik - Updated Course PCQI Online Version 2.0

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.

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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

Sponsored Resources

FSSC 22000 V5 FSMS Auditor/Lead Auditor training

This LiveOnline interactive course, beginning on October 19th, is intended for experienced food safety professionals seeking an understanding of the management systems approach to food safety and the skills required to audit effectively against food safety standards. It emphasizes active involvement in group-work, brainstorming sessions, quizzes, reflection exercises and participants teaching each other.

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.