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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: 1871Read 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: 1352Read 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: 2693Read 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: 2838Read 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: 5734Read More
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Limit for Microorganisms
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Hi all, My auditor recently had me perform micro testing on my production machines, environmental air, and on the staffs hand and clothing. I am unable to find any limits t... more -
Introduction to group
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Hello IFSQN Community! I am an industry professional with 20 years experience. I am currently setting up a new company with a GFSI-BRC program. I look forward to engaging with t... more -
Painting Block walls in food processing
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Hello, One of our food processing rooms is older and made of concrete block which is painted. We are looking to give it a refresh since some of the paint is wearing (... more -
M&S Select Produce Code of Practice
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Hello all, Can anyone share their experiences of implementing the M&S Select Produce Code of Practice? Which produce items are "in scope" and which are "out of sco... more -
Compositing raw comminuted meat
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When compositing a large size (>15 lbs or 7000g) comminuted meat sample, is it better to use a blender or is it better to use a smasher or stomacher? Or is there another sol... more -
Is it normal for the QA manager to sit around in the office all year?
Yesterday, 12:34 PM
Hi all, Just random question, i’ve been working as QA for a year now, I dont have experience working as QA before and quite shocked on the working environment in my current co... more
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BRC Packaging, Issue 6, Clause 4.8.5: Environmental Monitoring
Yesterday, 01:29 AM
Hi Andrew, Thanks for your comments. It gives me the confidence that the use of rags in the printing industry is standard practice. What type of printing industry are... more -
BRC Packaging, Issue 6, Clause 4.8.5: Environmental Monitoring
Yesterday, 01:29 AM
Hi Charles, I knew I could rely on you to comment when I posted this topic as I have seen you comment on many topics in the IFSQN Forum. Thank you very much for taking the... more -
Requirement in SQF for ingredients to have food-grade liners?
Nov 13 2019 09:53 PM
Thanks - I'll look those up. They have SQF 2000, which I think might be outdated now, which would imply an expired food safety certification. They also get it from th... more -
Retesting Samples for Enterobacteriaceae
Nov 13 2019 04:40 PM
You are correct in that you cant normally test a product good (retest / test until you get a passing result) What did you want confirmed? Just that it was actually En... more -
Food safety survey - consumption habits and domestic practices
Nov 13 2019 09:51 PM
This team did some research around domestic food practices using video hazard assessment: http://www.clicklearner.co.uk/ https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10... 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: 22 November 2019 - 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
Food Safety Fridays - Next Live Webinar
Integrated Pest Management for Food Plants Upcoming Webinar
Taking Place: 22 November 2019 - 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
Nov 01 2019 04:52 PM
Presentation slides and Certificate of Attendance from the Food Safety Fridays webinar conducted... more
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Training at the Moment of Need
Sep 20 2019 04:01 PM
Presentation slides and Certificate of Attendance from the Food Safety Fridays webinar conducted... more
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ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System - Food Service Edition
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SQF Code Edition 8.1 & FSMA Implementation Package for Food Manufacturers
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