IFSQN Official Blog

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...

Why are customer complaint programs so essential in today’s food industry? While it is always better to catch and prevent hazards in-house than to deal with customer backlash later (or even find yourself sorting out a recall), most food professionals find that complaints are unavoidable. Whether your “customer” is the actual consumer or a client company,...

I work as a food safety auditor since more than 20 years. I started my career in Latin-America, and for the last 10 years I work in Europe. I have a scientific background with a PhD in Chemistry and over the years I worked with most standards and categories in the food industry. As a reader of IFSQN you are probably an auditee which means that you are on...

Taking place:  
26 Jul 2019 - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UK Time Zone), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern 
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...

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”...

As countries all over the world are pushing for stricter regulations on food products and food systems are becoming increasingly globalized, a noticeable trend has come to the forefront of new criteria for auditing. As many in the industry have noticed, food safety auditors are asking facilities to perform progressively more demanding traceability drills....

IFSQN hold regular free webinar training sessions on a wide variety of food safety topics.  For your convenience we’ve compiled the video recordings into a handy Excel to make it easy for you to find what you need. The videos are free to access 24/7/365 days a year to watch at your leisure and share with your colleagues.  Happy viewing!
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Taking place: November 12, 2018 - 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM (9:00 AM EST Start)  
This 4 hour training webinar will demonstrate the practical use of tools for risk analyzing, root cause identification and problem solving in every day food safety. P ractical worksheets and templates are provided in the documents pack. Includes exam, training certificate a...

2,092 food safety folks registered for the IFSQN online conference last week with well over 1,000 joining us live. The recording and slides are now available at the links below.  Webinar Recording >>
Presentation Slides >>

Effective food safety training in the digital age – we aren't robots yet  Taking place:
Friday, June 15, 2018 - 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM UK Time
This is a 10.00 AM Eastern US Start    Presenter:  David Rosenblatt, Director of Training and Veterinary Consultant, Sher Consulting and Training Webinar Overview:  The internationa...