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The Importance of Compressed Air and Gas Testing to Beverage Quality and Safety
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Presumptive Identification of Microbes in Food Grade Air
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The Impact of Oil Contamination in Food Grade Compressed Air
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Why Your Organization Needs Standard Operating Procedures
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Pet Food Flavors sold for further processing
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Hello, beginning to look into pet food flavors. My question is since they would be sold as flavors to the final manufacturer for further processing and not distr... more -
Does our FSSC 22000:2005 internal audit qualify as a GAP analysis?
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Slightly pedantic question perhaps, but... We have a banker requesting a GAP analysis. Does our FSSC 22000:2005 internal audit qualify as a GAP analysis or do I need something... more -
Is it safe to use hand with gloves to do sampling?
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Hi all, As above mentioned, is it safe to use hand with gloves to take out sample from product package into sterile bag prior to send for micro lab test? more -
Adding Storage & Distribution to our Certs
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Hi everyone. We're currently module 2,11 and quality at my facility. We are a packaging company and also made food products as well.We do have a few customers that we resel... more -
Microbiological Testing in Restaurants for ISO22000
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Good morning, In our food safety team we are discussing the need for microbiological testing. We are operating a large-scale restaurant facility, we do not ship to third pa... more
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Does our FSSC 22000:2005 internal audit qualify as a GAP analysis?
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Normally a gap analysis is conducted when you are implementing or updating you food safety management system? Are you already certificated to FSSC 22000? If so send a cert... more -
Allergen Threshold in Spices
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Some things I have done is always review the specs with the ingredient statement. If I see that it contains peanuts but peanuts are not in the ingredients I ask why, where did i... more -
Is it safe to use hand with gloves to do sampling?
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GMPs in a Shared Kitchen
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We are not a shared kitchen space, per se, but we manufacture for over 20 different brands. We are benchmarking FSSC22000 and so, in our internal audits discovered that in orde... more -
Advice on Allergen segregation for a chiller / cooled room
Jul 15 2019 01:39 PM
Hi, i agree with Charles, IMO segregation does not necessarly mean that physical separation e.g. with a wall is mandatory. It works since many years w/o problems in operati... more
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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 -
The Impact of Oil Contamination in Food Grade Compressed Air
Nov 30 2018 07:47 PM
Compressed air contaminated with oil in the food manufacturing process can be costly and dangerous. Recognizing the common sour... more -
Why Your Organization Needs Standard Operating Procedures
Oct 24 2018 07:51 PM
If there’s one thing your employees and customers rely on, it is this: “Consistency.” Your customers want consistency because t... more -
Monitoring Plans - What is the goal of your compressed air testing?
Aug 30 2018 07:52 PM
To follow the necessary regulations and ensure the safety of an end product, companies should always employ a compressed air mo... 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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Premium Nurturing a Behavioral Based Food Safety Culture
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Over and over again out industry faces food safety incidents that, in hindsight, were 100% preventable. Thi... more -
Show Me Tell Me - The difference between inspections and audits and why we can't have one without the other
Taking Place: 09 August 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The word "inspection" is derived from the Latin verb "spectare" which means "to look", whereas the word "au... more -
Fast method to define and test recall and withdrawal procedures
Taking Place: 23 August 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
If your procedure is not clear your recall could financially effect more strongly your organisation than it... more -
Implementing an ISO 22000:2018 Compliant Food Safety Management System
Taking Place: 13 September 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Based on over 25 years of working with FSMS requirements, this webinar will provide guidance to ISO 22000:2... more -
Training at the Moment of Need
Taking Place: 20 September 2019 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
This session will introduce participants to the ‘Five Moments of Need,’ which provides a training framework... more
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The word "inspection" is derived from the Latin verb "spectare" which means "to look", whereas the word "audit" comes from "audire", the Latin verb "to listen".
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Over and over again out industry faces food safety incidents that, in hindsight, were 100% preventable. This occurs in organizations certified to high level standards which include an in-depth HACCP program.
Root cause analysis most often uncovers human behavior as the source of failure; however, we now u... more
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The Most Important Food Safety Document
Jul 11 2019 05:38 PM
As a consultant, I am often asked “what is the most important document I need to have?” Some will say “they are all important”, some will say “HACCP, is the most important”. I could argue that the Food Safety Plan (FSP) is now your most important document for any Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) certification. The FSP or in some cases “The Human Rule”... more
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Tips for an Effective Environmental Monitoring Program
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Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Food Safety Management
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