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FDA Issues Best Practices on Safe Food Handling and Employee Health in Retail

April 9, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued information and best practices for retail food stores, restaurants,...

Ask an Auditor: How does COVID-19 Impact my GFSI Audit [VIDEO]
Environmental Monitoring: How do we do it?

As with all other elements of a food safety program, your performance is only as good as the work of...

Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce

The article was originally posted by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 19th, 2020 (Source) MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION...

FDA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Briefing for Foods Stakeholders

March 17, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a stakeholder call on Wednesday, March 18th at...

How Safe Food Alliance Is Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Dear Valued Customers,  As we grapple with these unprecedented circumstances, our team would like you to know that we are taking the COVID-19...

Coronavirus Guidance for Food Facilities

In the wake of the current COVID-19 virus outbreak and response measures being implemented globally, Safe Food Alliance felt it...

Opportunity for Comment Soon Closing for Proposed Rule – Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Food Rule

Sacramento, CA – On April 6 the period of comment on the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods Proposed Rule...

Agworld: From 20/20 hindsight to foresight in 2020

This article was submitted by our friend Zach Sheely – President of Agworld As we are entering a new decade,...

Hand Washing: Sanitation That Saves Lives

We can all agree that handwashing is important. We know that washing your hands prevents you from getting sick, helps...

Top 6 Sanitation Non-Conformities

Food processing facilities know that a good sanitation program is essential to food safety. But, it can be easy to...

CEO/ President Sam Keiper Says Goodbye

Dear DFA of California, Safe Food Alliance, and Safe Food Certification members, customers, business associates, and employees, On December 20,...

The Right and Wrong Way to Handle Food Safety Audit Preparation

If you conduct an annual GFSI audit in your facility or are preparing for such an audit, you already know...

Food Safety Culture: What’s Your GFSI Auditor Looking For?

In recent years you’ve almost certainly heard the term “food safety culture” used. The only caveat, however, is that for...

Pesticide Residues: What Happens When a Lab Detects Something That Shouldn’t Be There

If you are a farmer, manufacturer, or food producer, you probably have your product tested for pesticides. You take a...

Pesticides 101

Pesticides can be confusing. Companies create new ones every day, the rules are ever-changing, and to top it all off,...

The 2020 Safe Food California Academy Courses Are Now Live

Safe Food California is thrilled to announce the 2020 academy courses. These courses round out the now complete offering for...

What to Look for in the Price of a GFSI Audit

Written by Kim Ray and Sam Greenlee Do you know what fees are included in your Global Food Safety Initiative...

Laboratory Testing for Your GFSI Certification

So you’ve started the process of becoming GFSI certified. You’ve chosen your platform and taken the training course. Now you...

Safe Food Alliance Announces 2020 Conference Workshops

Safe Food Alliance is happy to announce the Safe Food California 2020 all-day workshops. For the 2020 conference which takes...