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The Return to Normal—Ready to Travel Again?

Ongoing travel restrictions at food companies vary widely for 2022, with "essential travel" taking on different meanings at different organizations
Bob Ferguson
June 10, 2022

As the issues related to COVID-19 continue to subside and more restrictions are lifted, will we see food companies return to business travel, including in-person meetings and food conferences? We asked more than 250 companies about their travel plans for 2022 and beyond to find out. Companies told us about their plans and how much travel they may or may not be anticipating in 2022. Our survey found a wide variety of policies depending on the company, the location of the travel, and the purpose of the trip.


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Supply Chain Recovery—Processors Speak Out

Changes in supply and operations planning are needed to avoid future disruptions—but how soon can they be implemented?
Bob Ferguson
April 19, 2022

In our ongoing coverage of the supply chain crisis and how it is affecting food processors, Food Safety Insights surveyed more than 150 food processors in North America and around the world about how they are managing their recovery, the difficulties they are still coping with, what changes they have made and will be making in the future. Most processors told us that they continue to have some level of difficulty with high prices, availability of employees (including truck drivers), and supply shortages.  A large majority (about 75 percent) also tell us that they plan to implement changes and to manage their supply chains differently to avoid these issues in the future.


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How WGS Continues to Change Food Safety

Whole genome sequencing is helping identify the root cause of more foodborne illness outbreaks
Bob Ferguson
February 16, 2022

This column will expand on the findings of the FDA study of the economic evaluation of the GenomeTrakr whole genome sequencing (WGS) program, adding data on the use of sequencing and how it will continue to change food safety practices and markets. It will also discuss what FDA is doing with GenomeTrackr to uncover previously unseen outbreaks and how this is keeping pressure on processors to expand environmental monitoring and controls.


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Supply Chain Woes – What is At Stake, and What Will Change?

Unanticipated disruptions, complicated by lean manufacturing principles, can quickly create a critical supply situation.
Bob Ferguson
December 21, 2021

Supply chain is critical to any food safety program. Having full control and traceability of raw materials and end products is no longer an option, but rather a requirement. In the past two years, the pandemic has exposed new weaknesses and made visible the business risks posed by an unstable supply chain.


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Food Safety Insights: 5 Years Later, Part 2

Celebrating the Food Safety Insights partnership with Food Safety Magazine
Bob Ferguson
October 18, 2021

In our last column, we revisited some of the testing-related topics we have covered since the inception of Food Safety Insights. This article looks at a few of the other subjects that have made an impact on our markets in these past 5 years.


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Food Safety Insights: 5 Years Later, Part 1

Celebrating the Food Safety Insights partnership with Food Safety Magazine
Bob Ferguson
August 17, 2021
The Food Safety Insights column began in 2017, and for the past 5 years, it has been providing insights on changes and developments in the food safety marketplace. How has the market changed and what are the key drivers and trends that continue to drive food safety markets?
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Food Safety Testing Continues to Increase

Processors plan more testing—but only some analytical methods show growth
Bob Ferguson
June 17, 2021
In a continuation of this topic from April/May, we dig deeper into current microbiology sample collection and analysis practices of food processors around the world and their future plans.
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Testing to Continue to Increase in 2021

Environmental monitoring and a focus on continuous improvement in sanitation drive increases in test volumes
Bob Ferguson
April 15, 2021

As food processors continue to recover from 2020, we wanted to find out more about their plans for 2021. One thing was clear: Testing—especially environmental monitoring—will continue to grow at a rapid pace.  


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2021: What Changes of the Past Year Are Likely to Stick?

Bob Ferguson
February 26, 2021

We convened a select group from our Editorial Advisory Board to tell us what they think 2021 may have in store for us and some thoughts—and maybe predictions—on what we may or may not see in the next 2–5 years.


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Food Supply Chains and COVID-19: Impacts, Part 2

What changes are here to stay?
Bob Ferguson
January 19, 2021

In the last Food Safety Insights, we surveyed and interviewed 240 processors in the United States, Canada, and around the world on the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on their supply chains. In Part 2, we will look closer at how what they learned is guiding how they adapt and change. We especially looked at the changes that processors say are here to stay. 


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