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Beyond HACCP and Preventive Controls: Promoting True Risk-Based Thinking Tied to Public Health Outcomes

Rethinking preventive approaches to food safety

June 20, 2021

For all the food safety benefits that Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and preventive controls have brought us, perhaps public health would be better served if companies put the most effort toward managing their greatest risks instead of thinking of risk in yes/no terms.

Building a Comprehensive Food Safety Plan

Protecting consumers, preventing brand equity damage, and ensuring regulatory conformance

Michael Cramer PCQI Michael Barnes M.Sc.

June 20, 2021

From here we will go into the steps of building the plan to protect customers and consumers from food safety hazards and prevent damage to brand equity and company reputation. Of course, we’ll discuss the qualifications for writing the plan as well as confirm it is also for regulatory conformance; but the first two are the primary motivation for the plan.

Packaging

The Status of EU Regulations on Food Contact Materials

Member States clarify their own rules for food contact materials as they await harmonization

George G. Misko J.D.

April 16, 2021

The European Union (EU) is currently evaluating its legislation on food contact materials (FCMs), which has identified safety concerns due to the lack of specific EU rules for most FCM types. This article takes a closer look at the status of these regulatory updates.

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Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food: Facts versus Fiction

Proven safe, technologies now must win over a wary public

Huub Lelieveld Veslemøy Andersen

April 15, 2021

To combat food insecurity and damage to crops by insect pests, genetic modification and food irradiation provide significant benefits.

Food Safety: Of the Package, by the Package, and for the Package

Thomas Dunn

March 23, 2021

Food packaging does much more than house a food product: It helps mitigate environmental hazards between the food plant and the consumer.

Packaging

The Use of Printing Inks for Food Packaging in the United States

George G. Misko J.D.

February 26, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing its requirements for printing ink components that are used for the noncontact side of food packaging.

Processing

Justification of Run Time: How to Determine and How to Extend

Stephanie Nguyen Nancy Dobmeier CQA, CHA David Albrecht

February 26, 2021

How long do your production lines run before executing a sanitation event and do you have the necessary documentation to justify the run times?

Recent Advances in Food Processing

Brendan A. Niemira Ph.D.

October 19, 2020

Processors must use the latest advances in food processing technologies to control contamination of food products.

Ingredients Hazard Analysis and Process-Step Hazard Analysis: Why Separate the Two?

Balasubrahmanyam Kottapalli Ph.D. Nancy Dobmeier CQA, CHA Loralyn H. Ledenbach M.Sc.

August 17, 2020

While hazard analysis formats vary slightly from one agency to another, two basic elements are contained in both: hazard Identification and hazard evaluation.

Advancing Food Safety across the Frozen Food Industry

Donna Garren, Ph.D. Sanjay Gummalla, Ph.D.

August 17, 2020

The American Frozen Food Institute shares the best available science and best practices to ensure that frozen foods and beverages remain safe.

Live: November 5, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: From this webinar, attendees will learn how investing in middle managers improves both FSQ strategy implementation and accountability across all levels of the company.

Live: November 12, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: This webinar explores how data integration, advanced analytics, and digital technologies can help transform disparate information into meaningful risk intelligence.

Live: November 17, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: Attend this webinar to explore practical ways food processors can modernize sanitation verification and microbiological testing while keeping workflows simple and effective.

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Beyond HACCP and Preventive Controls: Promoting True Risk-Based Thinking Tied to Public Health Outcomes

Building a Comprehensive Food Safety Plan

The Status of EU Regulations on Food Contact Materials

Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food: Facts versus Fiction

Food Safety: Of the Package, by the Package, and for the Package

The Use of Printing Inks for Food Packaging in the United States

Justification of Run Time: How to Determine and How to Extend

Recent Advances in Food Processing

Ingredients Hazard Analysis and Process-Step Hazard Analysis: Why Separate the Two?

Advancing Food Safety across the Frozen Food Industry

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