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Is Zero Foreign Material Possible in Food Processing?

Sherry Williamson, M.B.A.

January 15, 2021

The answer to the question in our headline is “yes.” And it takes a proactive and a multifaceted approach to get there.

Leveraging and Sharing Resources, Personnel, and Culture

Mutual reliance focuses on the integration of all food safety partners

Brooke Benschoter, APR, M.Sc.

January 15, 2021

The New Era of Smarter Food Safety represents a new approach to food safety, leveraging technology and other tools to create an integrated, safer, and more digital, traceable food system.

Ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced without benefit of inspection are recalled

December 7, 2020

Approximately 61,504 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products are affected.

FSIS issues public health alert for beef stock products imported without benefit of import re-inspection

November 16, 2020

A recall was not requested because it is believed that the affected product is no longer available for consumers to purchase.

Realities of new swine inspection rule

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.

USDA modernizes swine slaughter inspection for the first time in over 50 years

September 17, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule to modernize swine slaughter inspection and bring it into the 21st century.

Fight for Food Safety

Weighing in on Tyson's inspection proposal

Shawn Stevens

September 17, 2019

Numerous stories have been published in recent weeks relating to a waiver request submitted by Tyson Foods that proposes to reduce the number of inspectors in its facility.

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Documentation is key to proving hazard control

Rose Shilling

August 6, 2019

Many processors have grown more sophisticated at compiling information and presenting it when inspectors ask for proof that a facility's food safety management system is working. But no matter the companies’ size or record management methods, they likely experience some of the common deficiencies that experts see.

Warehouse compliance to the Food Safety Modernization Act

Jerry Heaps

May 23, 2019

I recently had a warehouse manager mention that it had been twelve years since an FDA inspection.

X-ray Machine for Foreign Material Inspection in Food

Food Safety

Foreign-object contamination in meat and poultry

Foreign affairs: Processors must leverage appropriate technologies, inspections and training programs to minimize product contamination from foreign objects.

Richard Mitchell

May 3, 2019

The threat of foreign-object contamination in meat and poultry is becoming more prominent.

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LIVE: March 9, 2021 at 2:00 pm EST: During this webinar, you’ll hear insights, best practices, and lessons learned from an expert panel with experience transforming their quality processes in the food and beverage industry. You’ll also learn how to best leverage rapid digitization to accelerate your quality journey.

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Global Food Safety Culture Series: Australia

LIVE: March 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm AEDT: The Global Food Safety Series meets you where you live! Continuing with Australia on March 23, regional cultures will be explored at a macro level by Lone Jespersen, Ph.D., Cultivate, the impact of these regional cultural differences on food safety will be discussed by 3M Food Safety, and a practical case will be illustrated by a food safety professional at a food company operating in the specific region under study.

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