SQF 9: The Latest Changes and What You Need to Know
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
In October 2020, SQF released the final version of their updated food safety standards, edition 9.0. You may recall that when edition 8.0 was released, the changes were somewhat minor.
Environmental Monitoring: Answering Questions from the Industry
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Written by Jon Kimble and Kyla Ihde, Safe Food Alliance Is it an FDA requirement or a strong recommendation for environmental monitoring for RTE foods? In areas where your company
- Published in Testing & Analysis
USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers with Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19
Thursday, 21 May 2020
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 05/19/2020 01:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 – As part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Published in Coronavirus, News
Long-Term Implications of COVID-19 for the Food Industry
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Over the past 6 months, we have been through a lot together as an industry, as a nation, and as a global community. The COVID crisis has caused us to
- Published in Coronavirus, Food Safety
The 6th HACCP Principle: Verification
Thursday, 07 May 2020
Written by Katie Edwards and Jon Kimble HACCP; It’s a bit complicated. There are so many steps and rules to follow, and for a beginner, it can be extremely overwhelming.
- Published in HACCP, Starter Series
FDA Issues Best Practices on Safe Food Handling and Employee Health in Retail
Friday, 10 April 2020
April 9, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued information and best practices for retail food stores, restaurants, and pick-up and delivery services during the pandemic to protect
- Published in Coronavirus
Ask an Auditor: How does COVID-19 Impact my GFSI Audit [VIDEO]
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Published in Audit Prep, Coronavirus
GMP Checklist Template Series – Personnel
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
In this segment of the GMP Checklist Template series, we look at personnel and three factors that go into this category: disease control, personal hygiene, and handwashing. When it comes
- Published in Food Safety, Resources, Starter Series, Templates
Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce
Thursday, 19 March 2020
The article was originally posted by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 19th, 2020 (Source) MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE FROM:
- Published in Coronavirus
FDA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Briefing for Foods Stakeholders
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
March 17, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a stakeholder call on Wednesday, March 18th at 3:45 p.m. ET to discuss food safety and food supply
- Published in Coronavirus