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Michael Cramer PCQI

Michael Cramer, PCQI, retired in July 2021 as Senior Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance for Ajinomoto Foods North America. He is a graduate of West Chester University with a B.Sc. degree in health science. He has spent over 40 years in food manufacturing for meats, poultry, and frozen entrées. He authored the book Food Plant Sanitation, as well as numerous articles for Food Safety Magazine, where he is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board.

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Can 5S Be a Useful Methodology for the Sanitation Team?

There are multiple benefits to implementation of 5S methodology in the sanitation process and areas, including engagement of the sanitation team
Michael Cramer PCQI
June 28, 2024

This article discusses the value of 5S methodology applied to the sanitation team to effect organization, efficiency, efficacy, safety, and standardization.


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Simplifying Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

Cleaning/sanitizing SOPs should not be integrated to the "regulatory" requirements of SSOPs, but instead maintained as a separate set of documents
Michael Cramer PCQI
December 12, 2023

General cleaning/sanitizing elements of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should not be integrated into the "regulatory" requirements of Sanitation SOPs (SSOPs), but should be maintained as a separate plant operational set of documents. To further explain this the rationale for keeping these separate, this article reviews SSOPs to define their requirements and how these differ from general SOPs.


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Keeping Listeria on the Run: Implementing an Effective Monitoring Program

A good Listeria monitoring program enables knowledge of where Listeria can enter, harbor, and move through the facility
Michael Cramer PCQI
August 7, 2023

Implementing an effective Listeria environmental monitoring program enables knowledge of where Listeria can enter, harbor, and move through a facility, which is the first step toward keeping the pathogen on the run and not allowing it to impact production surfaces or finished product.


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A Visit to “Cramer’s Corner” for Sanitation Best Practices

Michael Cramer PCQI
January 31, 2023

Sanitation is one of the most important, if not the most important, departments in the food manufacturing plant. The actions of sanitation personnel mean that production starts the day with clean equipment and a clean environment, and this helps maintain sanitary conditions during operations to prevent food safety hazards or quality failures.


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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.
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Incorporating Risk Assessment in the Food Safety Plan

Michael Cramer PCQI
October 6, 2020
It is critical to incorporate both a Hazard Analysis and a risk assessment into your company’s food safety plan.
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