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Today, the majority of food safety testing is performed in labs. While efficacious, this centralized testing results in a significant delay in the identification of potential quality failures. The development of bespoke inspection solutions, underpinned by hyperspectral imaging, present an opportunity to disrupt this lab-based testing and migrate inspection to the field, provide increased sampling and range of testing, and heighted accuracy and response rates.

In this webinar, our speakers will present four food safety and quality applications that illustrate this trend. These applications include:

• Food safety: Aflatoxin detection on grain
• Food quality: Measuring the freshness of fish
• Food safety: Food pathogen detection
• Food quality: Measuring the ripeness of strawberries

This webinar offers a detailed framework for understanding and applying FSMA 204, crucial for food manufacturers, distributors, and service providers, particularly those without exemptions. As the compliance deadline of January 2026 approaches, this session will provide essential insights into the foundational elements necessary for adhering to these new regulations. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how to effectively integrate traceability systems, manage data sharing with partners, and navigate the complexities of FSMA 204 to ensure both safety and compliance. The webinar will serve as a comprehensive guide, equipping stakeholders with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in the evolving landscape of food safety regulations.

Facility managers know how crucial pest control is for their food safety standards and regulations. Rodents specifically are always searching for food sources and can pose a major threat to every food facility, from storage to manufacturing and packaging, all the way to the consumer.

Did you know 50 rats in a food facility can demolish 23 pounds of food per week? A potential threat to your bottom line, your reputation and your audits, rodents can leave a lot on the line – which is why you can’t afford to leave rodents off your radar. Join Orkin Entomologist, Benjamin Hottel, PhD, BCE, for a free, educational webinar where you will learn about the types of rodents, how rodent control works in your industries, the proactive measures you can take to help prevent them, and how to respond to a rodent introduction if it does happen.

Key Learnings:

In this free, educational webinar, you will learn:

• The different types of rodents and the threats they can pose to your facility
• How rodent control works for food industries
• Proactive steps you can take to help reduce and prevent rodents in your facility
• What to do if you find rodents in your facility

Are you responsible for the food safety and regulatory compliance of products being imported into the US, join us for an insightful hour of learning about the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). The final FSVP rule requires importers to meet certain requirements to verify that food imported into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. safety standards.

We will cover the key requirements for FSVP while providing best practices and FDA inspection updates. Join Denise Webster, Food Safety expert, on March 10, 2022 at 11am EST and learn what do importers need to know about Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP).

2020 was a challenging year for many things including regulatory processes for food safety. With impacts on day-to-day operations from reduced human activity to third-party audit changes, COVID-19 changed pest control procedures in the food processing field.

But what about the unexpected pressures pests can put on your facility? Whether its new regulations that may have fallen through the cracks over the last year or pest migration changes that affect your facility but may not have been top-of-mind for you it is the unexpected that can have a surprising impact on your bottom line. Join board-certified entomologist and Orkin Senior Technical Services Manager Frank Meek for a free webinar where you will learn the effects 2020 had on pest's behaviors, regulatory and audit changes in 2021 and the importance of addressing how 2020 changed your pest control program. As a former pre-auditor himself, Frank knows exactly what auditors look for when it comes to your pest management plan and food safety.

Learning objectives:

During this hour-long webinar, you'll learn:

- The effect of 2020 on pest behaviors in food processing facilities
- How regulatory and third-party audits are changing in 2021 and what new regulations you can expect
- The importance of addressing last year's changes to your pest control program and potential vulnerabilities that may result

When you’re working with fresh produce, a few degrees can be the difference between thousands of meals, and thousands of dollars in waste. Marley Spoon, which delivers meal-kits in Europe, Australia, and the US, knows this better than anyone.

Last year, Marley Spoon’s Sydney operation narrowly avoided a huge stock loss. One Saturday night, a cold room door wasn’t closed properly in one of its distribution centers. The cold room, holding over $100k worth of produce, started heating up. Despite the fact that no one was no one on site, Marley Spoon’s Head of Quality & Safety got a text message to let her know that the temperatures were headed outside of critical range. How did she know?

Thankfully, Marley Spoon had already invested in automated inspections with SafetyCulture Sensors, which triggered an alert. She sent someone to investigate, and had the problem resolved within the hour. Learn how Sofia set up sensors at iAuditor to achieve peace of mind that her stock would be protected no matter where she or her team was.

In this webinar, we’ll take you through how you can apply these learnings to your own business, to help keep your stock (and your customers) safe.

While no two facilities are exactly alike, what they have in common is that most remain in production 24 hours. And while this “rotating door” may help with efficiency in the workplace, it also allows pests continuous opportunities to invade. As you can imagine, the earlier you can spot a pest problem, the quicker it can be resolved, before it turns into a major issue that could prove costly.

Join entomologist and Orkin Technical Services Manager Chelle Hartzer as she brings her expertise to your facility with a free webinar to discuss Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tactics. Utilizing IPM can help protect your facility from pests by helping you spot problems at every stop along your facility’s process.

During this hour-long webinar, you’ll learn about:

• What attracts pests throughout food processing facilities
• Identifying pest entry points and interior and exterior hot spots
• IPM tactics to help identify and manage conducive conditions
• Protocols to put in place for effective pest management

The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) mandates that facilities follow the Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC) food safety system. Preventative controls are the core of HARPC, so understanding how these fit within your Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is essential to FSMA compliance.

Join entomologist and Orkin Technical Services Manager Chelle Hartzer as she brings her knowledge and expertise to your facility with a free webinar to discuss preventative pest management methods that should be implemented to help ensure you and your staff are helping keep your facility pest free.

During this hour-long webinar you’ll learn about pest management and how it relates to:

• HARPC requirements
• Facility factors that affect preventive controls
• Establishing preventive controls
• Best practices for achieving and measuring success

During this session we will discuss the cyber security threats affecting the food and beverage industry and what can be done to mitigate the risks.

Topics include:

- Review of cases in the F&B industry.
- What could go wrong? Examples applicable to Food Manufacturing and Food Retail.
- The paradigm of Cybersecurity: itu2019s not only about the firewalls, IT systems, etc u2013 itu2019s also about the people, the processes and much more!
- How companies can protect themselves.

This webinar will provide an introduction to the BRC Global Standards for Agents and Brokers, one of the fastest growing of the BRC suite of programs. During the webinar, the benefits of using the standard in managing operations, as well as the connection to FSMA and relation to other food safety standards will be covered. An overview of the requirements, and guidance on effective and efficient program development and keys to a successful certification will ensure participants have the best and most current information to begin their journey toward GFSI benchmarked certification.