Food Safety Management - Articles

Portable devices grab moisture measurements anywhere

While fixed-location, on-line near-IR moisture sensors have been used for some time in several industries, a portable device lets you make spot checks in processes to see where problems are occurring.

Wayne Labs

February 4, 2018

A near-infrared (or NIR) handheld moisture meter can help locate a problem in your process without physically touching your product.

Employee safety

OSHA fines poultry plant for amputation hazards, other violations

Koch Foods of Gainesville LLC faces $208,977 of proposed penalties.

Crystal Lindell

January 29, 2018

OSHA cited Koch Foods of Gainesville LLC with a repeat violation for exposing employees to amputation hazards by failing to provide machine guarding.

We R Food Safety! Consultant Molly Linden

[Video] How to combat heat resistant bacteria

January 25, 2018

Editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek spoke with We R Food Safety! consultant Molly Linden about heat resistant bacteria and how producers can work to reduce instances of heat resistant bacteria while putting in procedures to deal with it if it occurs.

Regulations & Legislation

Regulatory wild ride for meat, poultry could continue in 2018

Brett Schwemer Betsy Booren

January 24, 2018

What does 2018 have in store for the meat and poultry industry? There is a plethora of issues facing our industry from trade to immigration to recovering from weather events. Below are a few regulatory and legislative issues that may affect the FSIS-regulated industry in 2018.

[Video] How heat resistant bacteria forms

January 23, 2018

Editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek spoke with We R Food Safety! consultant Molly Linden about heat resistant bacteria and what the biggest pitfalls are for producers.

FSMA Update for 2018

The next set of deadlines for the Food Safety Modernization Act concentrate on prevention throughout the whole supply chain.

Crystal Lindell

January 22, 2018

Even as food and beverage manufacturers are learning to look on the bright side of FSMA, new regulations keep taking effect, and they all require more than just a good outlook to comply with them.

Food Safety

Prerequisite programs ensure food safety

A regulatory shift that happened years ago remains a key part of food safety management today.

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

January 17, 2018

In 1995, the seafood HACCP regulation was enacted in the US and marked a major milestone in the history of food safety.

Formulating and Fortifying with Proteins

Presenters at Prepared Foods' R&D Seminars discussed the various ways foods and beverages can be fortified with ingredients that improve their functional characteristics and meet consumers' ever-growing protein needs.

January 16, 2018

Collagen is a family of pure proteins with functional benefits in food and beverages.

FDA’s top 5 most commonly cited food safety violations

FY 2017 top violations are almost the same as those cited in FY 2016 and 2015.

Debra Schug

December 20, 2017

Among the top five violations during 2017 were lack of pest control and sanitation monitoring.

Comprehensive training is key to food safety efforts

By offering workers training and coaching, processors can ensure food safety goals are met

Casey Laughman

December 18, 2017

In-depth evaluation of training programs helps processors ensure that training is giving their operators the tools they need to succeed, while still meeting food safety requirements.