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Andrew Lorenz

Andrew Lorenz

Andrew Lorenz is president of We R Food Safety! For more information, email him at andrew@werfoodsafety.com.

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The state of food safety 2020: making sense of the chaos

Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
October 12, 2020

COVID-19 has been brutal on the industry. We have seen major producers temporarily shut down, entire segments put out of business, regional disruptions and politicians getting involved in the manufacture and distribution of meat and poultry.


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Coronavirus (COVID-19) recommendations for the food industry-retail

Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
March 19, 2020
Andrew Lorenz of We R Food Safety! offers suggestions for running a retail operation during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
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2020 Food Safety Report | Consultants Corner

Many small victories = 1 safe supply chain

The food-safety system in the U.S. works, if companies use the tools and innovations properly to protect consumers … and themselves.
Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
March 11, 2020

Another recall just came across the news feed. A few minutes before that, there was a news flash about a foodborne outbreak. It got me to thinking: What is the correlation, if any, between the foodborne outbreaks and recalls?


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Realities of new swine inspection rule

Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
October 4, 2019
The hot topic of the day is the new swine inspection rule. There appears to be a lot of fake news being tossed around, at the very least a lot of information about how this is going to affect industry and how the consumer is being left out.
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2019 Food Safety Report | Consultants Corner

2019 Food Safety Report: Outbreak of incompetence

How the nation's foodborne-illness investigations system is broken, jeopardizing the health and safety of consumers and the industry.
Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
April 16, 2019
The variability in capabilities at the state and local levels often results in botched investigations and turf battles, and sometimes there isn't any prevention of illness or reduction in the number of people who become ill or die.
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Consultants Corner

Navigating FSMA's supplier management requirements

Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
January 15, 2018
Editorial Board member Andrew Lorenz discusses FSMA’s supplier management requirements and how processors can best meet them.
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State of the Industry

State of Food Safety 2017: Another wild ride

Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety!
Andrew Lorenz
October 23, 2017

The last year has been one of change. We have a new administration, which includes a new acting undersecretary for food safety and a new acting administrator.


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