Food Safety Network: Food Safety Network

Site News & Information

Site news and information will be posted here, so be sure to check in often. Also check out the sub forums below to access the site help and information resources.

Subforums:

1. Forum FAQ
2. IFSQN - Certificate of Contribution
3. Forum Suggestions, Complaints & Problems
4. Help Topics
5. IFSQN Blog

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General Discussion

Use this forum for general 'off topic' discussion and networking with other members.

Subforums:

1. New Member Introductions
2. Student Research Forum

• Today, 07:37 AM
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Food Safety News

RSS News Feeds from the FSA, FDA and FSIS.

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Food Safety Discussion

General forum for food safety and quality news, views and discussion. Topics include microbiology, allergens, traceability and much more.

Subforums:

1. Consumer Food Safety - Help & Information
2. Consumer Food Safety - Complaints & Advice

• Today, 03:24 PM
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• By amb 

Food Safety in Catering

Discussion forum for front line food safety at home and in foodservice, commercial kitchens, catering, restaurants, hotels, fast food take-aways, cafes, delis, shops and street vendors etc.

• 26 July 2010 - 03:55 AM
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• By Tony-C 

HACCP

Forum on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system for all links in the food chain - from farm to fork!

• Today, 03:52 PM
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• By Cathy 

Food Microbiology

Food microbiology is the study of food pathogens and food spoilage organisms as well as organisms involved in food production (i.e. fermented foods). Discuss how we can identify and culture them, how they live, how and why some infect and cause illness and disease and in some cases how we can make use of their activities.

• 26 July 2010 - 04:32 AM
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• By Tony-C 

Food Defense & Security

Food Defense is the protection of food products from intentional adulteration by biological, chemical, physical, or radiological agents. It addresses additional concerns including physical, personnel and operational security."

• 20 July 2010 - 07:09 PM
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• By Simon 

Pest Control

Discuss pest management and the practicalities of pest control in the food industry. Share best practice, standards, tools and techniques or seek pest control related advice from the experts…

• Today, 12:28 PM
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• By Kamwenji Njuma 

BRC Global Standard - Food Safety

Issue 5 of the BRC “Global Standard for Food Safety” was published 4 January 2008. Discuss the standard here.

• 26 July 2010 - 04:42 AM
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The SQF (Safe Quality Food) Program

The SQF Program provides two standards based on the type of food supplier: The SQF 1000 Code for primary producers and growers and the SQF 2000 Code for the manufacturing, processing and distribution sectors. Both are based on the HACCP method and principles.

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FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification scheme)contains a complete certification scheme for Food Safety Systems based on the food safety management standard ISO 22000: 2005 ‘Requirements for any organization in the food chain’ and the publicly available specification for Prerequisite programs on food safety for food manufacturing, BSI-PAS 220: 2008. The scheme is using existing standards for certification (ISO 22000, PAS 220 and ISO 22003) and the certification will be accredited under the standard ISO guide 65 (process certification).

• 22 July 2010 - 07:12 PM
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• By Charles.C 

ISO 22000

Published on 01 September 2005, ISO 22000 will make it easier for organizations worldwide to implement the Codex HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) system for food hygiene in a harmonized way. Discuss the ISO 22000 standard and share tools and techniques for getting registered.

• Yesterday, 09:22 AM
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International Food Standard (IFS)

The International Food Standard (IFS) was established by the German retail industry to provide a basis for auditing producers of retail branded food products. Discuss the IFS here.

• 01 April 2010 - 08:59 PM
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Miscellaneous Food Safety Standards

Discussion on all other food safety standards including American Institute of Baking - AIB, Food Safety and Standards Compliance - FDA, EFSIS Standard, EurepGAP, IFS Transport, Logistic and Storage Standard, BRC Global Standard – Storage and Distribution and more.

• 27 July 2010 - 09:18 PM
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• By Simon 

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Information & Discussion

GFSI benchmarks existing food standards against food safety criteria to promote convergence and improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain through the common acceptance of GFSI recognised standards by retailers around the world.

• 22 April 2010 - 10:14 AM
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• By Simon 

ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Calibration & Testing

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. Discuss ISO/IEC 17025 and related calibration and Testing topics here.

• 22 June 2010 - 03:42 PM
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Food Manufacturing

Discuss food manufacturing processes, machinery, equipment, packaging, storage and distribution and software (QA/QC, ERP) sytems.

• 25 June 2010 - 09:08 PM
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• By Charles.C 

Food Processing & Preservation

Forum for discussing new and emerging technologies for processing and packaging food products to preserve their quality and safety. Heating, drying, pasteurisation, irradiation, concentration, freezing, chemical preservation, chilling, fermentation, nanotechnology, aseptic packaging etc.

• 16 June 2010 - 07:58 AM
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• By Dhruv 

Food Testing

Discussion on test methods and test equipment used for assuring the quality and safety of foods.

• Today, 06:42 AM
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BRC Global Standard - Food Packaging

Issue 3 of the “Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials” was published 4 January 2008. Discuss the standard here.

• 27 July 2010 - 09:09 PM
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• By Simon 

Packaging Materials, Machinery & Technology

Packaging is the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages for enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs, sells. Discuss packaging materials, machinery and technology here.

• 14 July 2010 - 08:30 PM
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Quality Management & Continuous Improvement

Forum for all business and quality management related topics. Discuss Customer Satisfaction Measurement, Lean, Six Sigma, Benchmarking, 5 S's, Lean Manufacturing, Business Excellence, Kaizen, Balanced Scorecard, SMED, TPM, TQM, Management Systems (ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000, SA 8000), Health & Safety, the Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and more.

• 23 June 2010 - 08:53 AM
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• By Abdul Qudoos 

Document Exchange

Forum for members to share reference materials, policies, manuals,document templates, procedures, forms, work instructions, checklists etc.

• 26 July 2010 - 12:24 AM
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• By Food Safety 

Education, Training & Development

This is the place to discuss all aspects of education, training & development including training course design, development and delivery, general training course sourcing and selection as well as personal professional development.

• 25 July 2010 - 04:28 PM
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• By Tony-C