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WEBMind the Gap: New Knowledge on Heavy Metals in Foods for Public Health. In response to gaps in our knowledge of cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic and other metals in food, IAFNS addresses heavy metals through several research programs guided by its Food & Chemical Safety Committee.
Practice Makes Perfect: How and Why to Perform a Mock Recall
WEBDec 14, 2012 · Assess the effectiveness of the mock recall. The steps for an effective mock recall are: Step 1: Determine the item you will use for your mock recall and the reason why. Be honest. Pick something that could happen. If you make a lot of products with allergens, do a recall with allergens not listed on a label.
Uncloaking the GFSI Requirements for Food Packaging
WEBFeb 11, 2014 · Manufacturing facilities that are certified to a GFSI-benchmarked audit scheme are tasked with ensuring that their contracted third-party packaging material providers and packagers are complying with GFSI packaging requirements. FSSC 22000:2009 includes food safety and legality, but not product quality. This scheme comprises ISO 22000 Standards ...
Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for ...
WEBDec 10, 2013 · Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for Microbiological Hazards. Because pathogenic microorganisms often contaminate food environments, it is critical to monitor the hygienic environment in the food manufacturing facility for the production of high quality and safe food products.
Validation and Verification of Food Safety Control Measures
WEBJune 11, 2015. Validation and verification are vital food safety components, but food manufacturers often confuse the function and meaning of these in their programs. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gives FDA the power to scientifically evaluate food safety programs and preventive controls implemented in a food establishment.
The Importance of Records Under FSMA
WEBDec 11, 2015 · The FSMA changes facing U.S. food manufacturers and processors and foreign exporters to the U.S. are quite challenging. FSMA’s most recent final rule, Part 117 Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food, as well as other proposed rules affecting foreign suppliers, transportation, produce, and food defense demand a more rigorous and ...
[Cover Story] Case Farms - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
WEBFeb 25, 2008 · NSF Cook & Thurber joined the awards as a co-presenter in 2007, bringing to the program its food-safety auditing expertise. By the Numbers. At Case Farms’ Winesburg, Ohio, plant: The current facility, constructed in 1956, is two stories of approximately 66,000 square feet. There are approximately 350 employees working:
Examining the BRC and SQF Certification Process for the …
WEBJun 12, 2013 · GFSI-benchmarked audits are different than typical GMP inspections. For GFSI audits, you begin with zero points and must provide evidence of compliance with each clause of the standards to earn points.
Food Authenticity: - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
WEBAug 6, 2018 · Authentic. The state of being genuine, having the apparent quality or character represented, and having the origin supported by unquestionable evidence. This is the end-state or goal. Authenticity. An act or process to prove the claims of being of undisputed origin and not a copy; authenticated. It is not an end-state.
The GFSI-Certification Commitment - Quality Assurance & Food …
WEBOct 18, 2011 · The GFSI-Certification Commitment. A decision to become GFSI certified is a good one. An informed decision to become GFSI certified is an even better one. An incredible number of companies are making the decision to become certified to a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked audit, such …
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