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Working towards smarter food safety objectives
My name is Jean-Guy Cormier, P.Eng., Lead Auditor. I am a professional engineer and a management system Lead Auditor for 30 years, the last 10 years with DNV GL Business Assurance, one of the top certification bodies...Views: 2083Read More -
Ineffective Internal Audit: Underlying Causes
My name is Jean-Guy Cormier, P. Eng. Lead Auditor. I am a professional engineer providing consulting and auditing services for almost 30 years. As a professional auditor, I have done over a thousand audits against foo...Views: 1415Read More -
How Rodents are Threatening Your Food Safety Procedures
Twenty percent of the world’s food supply is believed to be contaminated by rodents. These pests can carry various pathogens around facilities and can even transmit harmful diseases. Rodents are known to cause severe...Views: 2840Read More -
The Importance of Compressed Air and Gas Testing to Beverage Quality and Safety
Compressed air and gases are common in beverage manufacturing from the initial stages of production through bottling. Given the importance of compressed air and gases to beverage manufacturing, the quality and safety...Views: 2910Read More -
Presumptive Identification of Microbes in Food Grade Air
Introduction Food is an essential requirement for the body, but it can also be a means of disease transmission if contaminated with microorganisms. In the United States, 48 million foodborne gastrointestinal ill...Views: 5865Read More
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Walk-in Cooler Question!
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Hello everyone! We are a potato processing plant located in Canada and our third-party HVAC worker told us that we could pull from outside air in the winter time to help co... more -
How to valdate defrosting of chickens?
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Hi All, We are a slaughterhouse that makes fresh and frosted (IQF) whole chickens and chicken parts. Now we have a one-off order to defrost whole chickens and cut them... more -
Several questions related to metal detector
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Hello, I know that the topic of metal detection was over and over discussed in this forum, but my questions are hopefully in a way different than the ones that were already... more -
Sodium Hypochlorite concentration use in washing peeled raw coconuts
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Hello every one good day! Currently working in a desiccated coconut manufacturing industry. Can anyone please provide me the proper concentration of... more -
Quantifiable value for hot water
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We have a CFIA section 4 audit last month and there is a comment saying no quantifiable value for hot water during the pre-op check. So that means we have to provide a measure t... more -
How to write a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Plan
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Does anyone have any suggestions or templates for how to write a Food Fraud Vulnerabilities Assessment, along with mitigation plans?I am new to writing the program and I am havi... more
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How can packing pouch damage happen during transportation? Root cause?
Nov 20 2019 11:25 AM
The damage is not occuring in a seam area.The pouches are not pressurized so likely no pressure testing.Pressure burst is usually not a smooth, linear tear. I also suspect... more -
BRC Global Standart for Packaging Materials: Issue 6
Jul 30 2019 12:08 PM
Hi All, First post so please be gentle with me...I work in the polythene packaging industry and looking to comply with the new standard. We use silos to store our polymer i... more -
Walk-in Cooler Question!
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Thank you for your input! I will relay this message to my boss. Haha! I am never ready for snow either!...even though it has been snowing here since Halloween ! more -
How to valdate defrosting of chickens?
Today, 08:04 AM
If you defrost at cooling temperature, is this possible?As shared in the above post, these are critical (maximum) limits for safe thawing. If the temperatures are reduced for th... more -
Walk-in Cooler Question!
Today, 02:21 PM
IMO: i would avoid it as going through this direction, you will need to maintain and show records of your air filtration and air quality.Also keep in mind, internal HVAC system... more
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Working towards smarter food safety objectives
Oct 07 2019 10:36 AM
My name is Jean-Guy Cormier, P.Eng., Lead Auditor. I am a professional engineer and a management system Lead Auditor for 30 yea... more -
Ineffective Internal Audit: Underlying Causes
Sep 09 2019 02:48 PM
My name is Jean-Guy Cormier, P. Eng. Lead Auditor. I am a professional engineer providing consulting and auditing services for... more -
How Rodents are Threatening Your Food Safety Procedures
Aug 05 2019 06:37 PM
Twenty percent of the world’s food supply is believed to be contaminated by rodents. These pests can carry various pathogens ar... more -
The Importance of Compressed Air and Gas Testing to Beverage Quality and Safety
Jun 21 2019 05:08 PM
Compressed air and gases are common in beverage manufacturing from the initial stages of production through bottling. Given the... more -
Presumptive Identification of Microbes in Food Grade Air
Mar 24 2019 12:05 PM
Introduction Food is an essential requirement for the body, but it can also be a means of disease transmission if contami... more
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Product Withdrawal & Recall Survey
Jul 08 2015 10:27 AM
We asked the IFSQN members to share their experience with product recalls and withdrawals within their businesses. Below are th... more -
ACET Global Consulting to Provide IFS Academy Training
Jun 27 2015 06:10 PM
ACET Global Consulting LLC, a US-based global food safety organization is now an IFS Academy training provider. ACET Global has... more -
The International Food Safety & Quality Network Annual Conference
Jun 21 2015 06:50 PM
Food Safety Live is the world’s first online food safety learning and networking conference. Join us from the comfort of your o... more -
New System Redefines Performance for GC-MS Applications
Jun 01 2015 06:14 PM
Laboratories performing food safety and authenticity, pharmaceutical, metabolomic, anti-doping and other analyses using gas chr... more -
The next revision of ISO 22000 is due 2017
May 05 2015 08:17 PM
ISO 22000:2005 Food safety management systems -- for any organization in the food chain was first published some 10 years ago... more
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Integrated Pest Management for Food Plants
Taking Place: Today, 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
This course will define Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and provide a practical approach on how to effecti... more -
Premium Practical HACCP Training for Food Safety Teams
Taking Place: 29 November 2019 - 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
This webinar can be used to train your food safety team in HACCP implementation and GMP best practices and... more -
Sanitary Design: A Proactive Approach to Food Safety
Taking Place: 06 December 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Do you know the last time you reviewed your sanitary design standards? Was it when a food safety failure oc... more -
Wet Cleaning and CIP
Taking Place: 13 December 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
This webinar will define basic wet cleaning and CIP cleaning for food plants. Learn the importance of wet c... more
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Integrated Pest Management for Food Plants Upcoming Webinar
Taking Place: Today, 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
This course will define Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and provide a practical approach on how to effectively manage pests in your facility. Learn the importance of pest biology and behaviors, as well as, the roles of the pest management professionals, facility staff, and third parties in the effective implementation of an...
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Upcoming 4-Hour Live Training Webinar
$97 per seatPractical HACCP Training for Food Safety Teams
Taking Place: 29 Nov 2019 - 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
This webinar can be used to train your food safety team in HACCP implementation and GMP best practices and will enable participants to develop practical knowledge of the principles of food safety and HACCP systems.
The webinar provides instruction on how to implement a HACCP system from preliminary steps... more
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The double food safety standard in organic food production
Sep 16 2019 10:16 AM
Most people would agree that electric cars are more environmentally-friendly than normal cars, but what if suddenly the traffic-lights didn’t apply for electric cars and they didn’t have to stop when the light turns red? Would people be comfortable driving in the traffic then? As a food safety auditor with more than 20 years in the industry, this is... more
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Supplier Approval Intelligence: The next evolution
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Training at the Moment of Need
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IFS Food Safety and Quality Management System
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