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Website Support

Everything you need to get the most out of the forums. If you have a question on how to use the website please start a new topic here. All questions related to food safety should be posted in the relevant forum.

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Forums 'How to' Guide

Link to a comprehensive list of help topics with regards to using the forum.

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Welcome! Introduce Yourself

Please take a few minutes to introduce yourself to our network.

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Member of the Month (MOTM)

IFSQN Member of the Month (MOTM) roll of honour.

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IFSQN Member Polls

Forum for regular member polls and surveys undertaken by the IFSQN.

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Post Your Food Safety Project

If you need expert support for your food safety project post your job specification in this forum. Consultants who wish to apply and post contact details must have an active listing in the supplier’s directory.

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Advice on Developing Shelf-... - last post by Tony-C

Food Safety Consultants Forum

Consultants may use this forum for discussing general issues relating to consulting.

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AIB Consolidated Standards

Discuss the range of AIB Consolidated Standards.

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Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)

Discuss the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program.

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BRCGS - Food Safety

Discuss the latest version of the BRCGS - Food Safety.

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BRC Acceptability of Lab Ac... - last post by GMO

BRCGS - Packaging Materials

Discuss the latest version of the BRCGS - Packaging Materials.

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Classifying Raw vs. Packing... - last post by WorkingFromWork

BRCGS - Storage and Distribution

Discuss the latest version of the BRCGS - Storage and Distribution.

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Are Green Coffee Beans cons... - last post by rhondakay

BRCGS - Agents and Brokers

Discuss the latest version of the BRCGS - Agents and Brokers.

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Is a Separate HACCP Plan Ne... - last post by Natalia862

IFS Food

Discuss IFS Food.

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Help with IFS Clause 4.15.5... - last post by marco89634

IFS PACsecure

Discuss IFS PACsecure Standard.

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IFS PACsecure v3 Not GFSI-R... - last post by Tony-C

IFS Logistics

Discuss IFS Logistics Standard.

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FSSC 22000 Food Manufacturing

Discuss the FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification scheme) for Food Manufacturing.

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FSSC 22000 Packaging Material Manufacturing

Discuss the FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification scheme) for Packaging Material Manufacturing.

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How to Conduct an Environme... - last post by Setanta

PrimusGFS

Discuss the PrimusGFS standard.

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SQF Food

Discuss the SQF Code as it relates to Food Manufacturers and Producers.

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SQF Packaging

Discuss the SQF Code as it relates to Food Packaging Manufacturers.

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Correct SQF Edition for Foo... - last post by SQFconsultant

SQF Storage & Distribution

Discuss the SQF Code as it relates to Storage & Distribution.

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Customer & Retailer Specific Standards

Discuss Tesco TFMS and other Customer and Retailer Specific Standards.

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Which GFSI scheme are accep... - last post by GMO

General Food Safety Standards

Discuss food safety standards including Global Aquaculture Alliance BAP, Global Red Meat Standard, Synergy 22000, PrimusGFS, CanadaGAP, GlobalGAP AIB, FDA, EFSIS.

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Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Standards

Discuss ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 18001 and related management system standards.

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Human Trafficking Policy Re... - last post by Scampi

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Food Safety Talk

General forum for food safety and quality news, views and discussion.

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Microbial swabs for worker... - last post by Cheesecakes & Cake

Allergen Management

Discuss Food Allergen Management.

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Auditing

Discuss Internal, Customer, Supplier, 3rd Party Audits and Auditing.

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Buildings Design & Construction

Forum for discussing site and factory, design, layout and construction to enable hygienic production.

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Production Room Layout Quer... - last post by carine

Calibration

Discuss calibration and related topics.

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Cleaning, Sanitation & Waste Management

Discuss cleaning, sanitation and waste management issues.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion

Forum for discussion and support on the global pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) specifically in relation to food supply and the problems we face as well as the policies and procedures we need to keep safe and keep food supply moving.

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Covid-19 which measures hav... - last post by Marloes

Customer Complaints & Customer Relations

Discuss customer complaints, customer feedback, customer focus and customer relations management issues.

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Documentation & Document Control

Discuss reference materials, policies, manuals procedures, forms, work instructions and checklists.

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Food Fraud (VACCP)

Discuss food fraud risks such as product substitution, unapproved product enhancement, counterfeiting etc. and the prevention of economically motivated adulteration of food by systems such as TACCP - Threat Assessment and Critical Control Points.

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Food Defense & Security (TACCP)

Discuss how to protect food products from intentional adulteration by biological, chemical, physical, or radiological agents. TACCP - Threat Assessment and Critical Control Points.

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Food Microbiology

Discuss food pathogens and food spoilage organisms as well as organisms involved in food production.

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Does a Change in the Flow D... - last post by siskos

Food Safety Culture & Employee Behavior

Food safety culture is recognized as a key factor to achieving sustained food safety success. The day-to-day behavior of an organization's employees and management both defines and reflects a company's food safety culture. Discuss related issues here.

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Template Request for Food S... - last post by AZuzack

Food Safety Tools & Equipment

Discuss food safety tools, equipment and services.

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Sampling Tool Suggestions f... - last post by TimG

Food Technology

Discuss foods, ingredients, manufacturing processes and related technologies.

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Soy Milk Manufacturer- Tryp... - last post by PrplomSolved

Foreign Body Prevention

Discuss issues relating to foreign body prevention and detection.

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In-Line Sieves for Granulat... - last post by GMO

HACCP - Food Products & Ingredients

Discuss the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system as it relates to food products and food ingredients.

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HACCP - Packaging & Other Non-Food Products

Discuss the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system as it relates to Packaging & Other Non-Food products.

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Do food manufacturers steri... - last post by GMO

HARPC

Discuss the Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) system.

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Health, Safety & Environmental Management

Discuss occupational safety, health and environmental management.

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What Are Pharmaceutical Enz... - last post by Konstantinos

Labeling

Discussion and information on labeling rules and best practice.

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Lab Management & Testing

Discuss lab management, product testing, test equipment and test methods.

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My sample pH test vs. Lab p... - last post by ScottSakura

Maintenance

Discuss building and machine maintenance.

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Metal Detection, X-ray Inspection, Magnets & Sieving

Discuss Metal Detection, X-ray Inspection, Magnets and Sieving Systems, Standards and Procedures.

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Adding X-Ray to HACCP – How... - last post by Tony-C

Nonconformance & Corrective Action

Discuss your nonconformances and get help closing them.

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When Should a Nonconformanc... - last post by GMO

Packaging Technology

Discuss packaging materials, machinery, manufacturing processes and related technologies.

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Personal Hygiene

Discussion issues relating to personal hygiene.

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Pest Control

Discuss Pest Management in the food industry.

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Product Identification & Traceability

Discuss product identification & traceability issues.

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Date Coding Inner Pouches v... - last post by nwilson

Product Recall & Withdrawal

Discuss Product Recall & Withdrawal.

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No mock recall conducted wi... - last post by GMO

Quality Management & Continuous Improvement

Discuss QA / QC and Continuous Improvement.

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Why are PET bottles used in... - last post by ashish2211

Senior Management Commitment

Discuss issues relating to policy, senior management commitment and management review.

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Convincing Management to Pr... - last post by Scampi

Specifications Management

Discuss customer, internal, supplier product and process specifications.

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Training Resources for Crea... - last post by nwilson

Supplier Management

Discuss supplier assessment, approval and monitoring.

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Approving a New Cleaning Co... - last post by MDaleDDF

Training & Development

Discuss all aspects of Education, Training & Development.

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Where Can I Find Basic Span... - last post by AZuzack

Validation & Verification

Discuss validation and verification activities in the food industry.

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How to Validate UHT Equipme... - last post by zuoli

Weight & Volume Control

Discuss weight and volume control in the food industry.

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Cannabis Industry Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Discuss Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and procedures in the growing, extracting and manufacturing of cannabis to ensure it is safe for human consumption.

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Animal Food & Pet Food Manufacturing

Discuss Animal Food & Pet Food Manufacturing and product safety related issues.

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Community General Chat

General and off-topic community chat and networking.

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Employment & Personal Development

Discussion about Careers, Employment, Personal Development and Professional Certifications.

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Student Talk

Need some ‘real life’ experience for a project? Feel free to ask your questions in this forum.

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Chef Zone

Discussion forum for those with an interest in all aspects of foodservice & catering.

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