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Quality, SQF, and the Importance of Changing Food Safety Behaviors

Even though the rules seem to state that food safety is all about documentation, in principle, all of the regulations and guidelines point to a requirement for behavior change
Bob Lijana M.Sc.

Which comes first: generating standard operating procedures (SOPs) to drive improvements in quality and food safety behavior, or improving behaviors and then generating the appropriate SOPs? Does the SQF/GFSI process drive the first approach or the second? The answer to both questions is: yes.


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Rising Recall Rates: A Strategic and Tactical Approach to Prevention

Company culture and leadership are critical for effective recall prevention and efficient operations
bob manning
Robert (Bob) Manning M.B.A., M.S., M.E.M.

The rising number of product recalls suggests that a more comprehensive, adaptive approach to prevention is needed. Organizations must evaluate several key areas, including robust operational and quality programs, clear standard operating procedures (SOPs), and comprehensive training programs. 


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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

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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