Process Control

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One of our missions as food industry professionals is to persuasively present the best practices in food safety and quality management and improvement to the various stakeholders.

Records should be maintained that document a processed food’s safety and compliance with government regulations.

Improved microbiological safety of food may be attained by using irradiation in the production of several types of raw or minimally processed foods.

To obtain approval for a new food contact substance, a manufacturer is required to submit a food contact notification at least 120 days prior to the marketing of the substance.

If all aspects of the food industry can agree that food safety is not a competitive advantage, then leveraging food safety data in a collaborative environment will improve operations.

Clearly identifying and categorizing potential hazards is key to producing a useful hazard analysis.

While HACCP is the investigation of hazards, the foundation and bulk of the food safety is represented by day-to-day employee activities that constitute GMPs and prerequisite programs.

As interest in the use of advanced thermal and nonthermal technologies to process foods increases worldwide, special attention must be paid to identifying key goals for these new tools.

A paradigm shift in stakeholder communication and partnering is creating a food safety culture that should have a positive impact on reducing risk factors for food contamination events.

Using CO in a modified atmosphere, the need for oxygen to achieve fresh-looking meat is eliminated.