The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) e-Learning Academy now offers free, certified online learning courses on topics related to Codex Alimentarius in English, French, and Spanish.
Seafood supply chain solutions provider Trace Register now enables customers to glean maximum benefits from its TR5 platform with personalized training.
Ensuring personnel are qualified for the position they hold is not only essential to manufacturing quality, compliant finished goods; it is part of the law by which those items are regulated. Food industry regulations point to three main categories to ensure qualification: education, experience, and training.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Caroline Smith DeWaal, J.D. and Richard Pluke, Ph.D., who discuss their work to improve food safety in traditional markets under the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s (GAIN’s) five-year EatSafe Initiative.
The results of the eighth annual Global Food Safety Training Survey, which assesses the quality and implementation of food safety training at food businesses worldwide, were recently published, revealing a critical need for improvement.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) recently announced educational workshops taking place in July ahead of the 2024 IFT FIRST: Expo and Event, covering artificial intelligence (AI) for food innovation, shelf life best practices, Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) determinations and product development, and other topics.
The Penn State Extension is offering two educational events for the food industry in April 2024: a free webinar on April 9 about third-party audits for dairy processors, and an in-person workshop on April 29 in Pennsylvania about small-scale commercial canning.
Phenomenex Inc. recently launched PhenoAcademy, a practical, step-by-step online educational program focused on chromatography, which has multiple applications in food and beverage analysis.
Temporary employees are defined as "at-will" workers who can work on a part-time, full-time, or seasonal basis. Many food manufacturers utilize temporary employees in their facility, for a wide variety of reasons, which can pose some challenges. This article discusses the possible challenges and strategies for managing them to avoid problems in your food manufacturing facility.
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