Food Quality & Safety Blog Conducting Impactful Internal Audits Beyond the Checklist How intuitive methods, such as data visualization, enable the ability to both observe and listen objectively.
Improving Food Regulation in 2019 Uncovering new efforts to improve food quality standards and prevent future outbreaks.
From The Editor: I’m Tired of Non-Existent Dangers We are deluged by food label warnings—so much so that I wonder whether people are simply tuning things out.
Safety, Product Development Are Priorities for Seafood Industry Seafood stakeholders are enthusiastically engaged in promoting seafood safety and quality through training, auditing, or developing value-added new products.
10 Resolutions to Enhance Food Quality and Safety Programs Ideas to start the year 2019 right by improving upon food safety management systems.
USDA Releases Final National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Rule The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard requires manufacturers, importers and retailers to disclose the presence of bioengineered ingredients.
Resources Support Compliance with Produce Safety Rule Routine inspections to verify compliance with the FSMA rule will begin this spring for large farms.
Climate Change Could Make Food Less Safe Experts point out that few governments have thought through how rising temperatures could affect food safety.
FDA Releases Report on 2018 E. coli Outbreak Tied to Romaine Lettuce One Californian farm found to have an environmental sample that tested positive for presence of the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7.
Study: Fruit Juices Contain High Levels of Heavy Metals Experts say it’s difficult to designate a “safe” level for heavy metals in specific foods and beverages.
International Push to Improve Food Safety International Food Safety Conference calls for greater global cooperation.
Accredited Online HACCP Refresher Training December 19-March 31, 2019 • Online This self-directed online course allows you to move through interactive exercises, scenarios and quizzes to review key HACCP concepts, apply your knowledge and examine how you manage the food safety system at your facility. This is an accredited program, and CEUs will be issued upon completion. Online Open Enrollment.
Consumer Food Safety Education Conference March 6-March 8, 2019 • Swan and Dolphin Resort; Lake Buena Vista, FL The event is packed with take-away strategies for changing people’s food safety knowledge and behaviors The 2019 conference March 6-8 in Orlando, FL, is expected to draw 400 public and private sector professionals.
High Pressure Processing Short Course and Workshop April 8-April 11, 2019 • Institute for Food Safety and Health; Bedford Park, IL The Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health will hold a High Pressure Processing (HPP) Short Course and Workshop at its headquarters. Collaborating partners for the event include the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network and Next HPP.
