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Taking Place: Monday, April 27, 2020. 2-3 PM UK, 9-10 AM EST . Last month IFSQN conducted a webinar on the influence of COVID-19 on the food industry where we proposed 4 preventive steps and 1 recovery step that can be implemented by industry during the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar recording can be found here:
Took Place: Wednesday, March 25. 6-7 PM London (2-3 PM EST). Due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic the IFSQN team have prepared a special webinar for the food industry. In this webinar we will discuss known data about the virus, general steps of prevention and continuity of operations in your food production. The webinar will cover pers...
It is common knowledge that food industry sees a high rate of employee turnover – both in the food service sector which sees up to 100% annual turnover1 , or manufacturing where labor shortages abound2 . This may give some employers pause when asked “do you really know the employees in your facility?” While in general, close scrutiny and quality assurance...
Why is the HACCP plan the food safety system for excellence? For at least 50 years, HACCP has been the main protocol proven to adequately manage and understand food safety. When a recall or an intoxication happens, most of the times the root cause analysis was due to poor prerequisites implementation, rather than to an inadequate HACCP design. ...
A warm hello to all members of the IFSQN community wherever you are in the world. Once again, I’m dressed in my Santa outfit and that can only mean one thing IT’S CHRISTMAS!!! Today we’ll be winding down for a much-needed rest and to celebrate with friends and family. Of course, the forums will still be open, but it may be a little quieter than usual...
For those of you who do not live in Spain here is the background. In August this year, Spain had a Listeria monocytogenes recall in thermal treated pork meat. This outbreak resulted in at least 3 pregnant women had to abort, at least two elderly people died, and more than 250 people were hospitalized. The product that they had consumed was a refrigerated...
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...
Customer complaints, complaint
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,...
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