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Safe Food California Returns to Monterey

Sacramento, California November 19, 2018 – Safe Food Alliance presents the 5th annual Safe Food California Conference. From April 1st through 4th, 2019 the conference will return to the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California. The event acts as a resource for the food industry, giving attendees a unique opportunity to come together and learn

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Upcoming Industry Events

Almond Board 12/4 Board of Directors Meeting – 8:30 a.m. – Sacramento For more information, contact Lynn Jordan at (209) 343-3237 or ljordan@almondboard.com 12/4-12/6 The Almond Conference Learn more and register: www.almondconference.com 12/11 Nutrition Research Committee For more information, contact Judy Scott-McKay at (209) 343-3235 or jscottmckay@almondboard.com American Pistachio Growers Annual Conference February 25, 2019
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The Benefits of an Internal Auditing System

If you’re someone who’s audited to a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) scheme such as Safe Quality Food (SQF) or British Retail Consortium (BRC), you know that internal audits are a key part of your certification. In addition to being a critical element of your program verification, internal audits are one of the most common

BRC Webinar Recap

Resources mentioned during the webinar: Click here to view upcoming food safety training courses including BRC courses BRC Resource Guide: Key changes in Issue 8, BRC Food Safety Issue 8 Checklist, and a point by point breakdown of specific changes. Click here to view the BRC Global Standard PDF (free!), BRC Global Standard for Food
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CDFA Awards Contract to Safe Food Alliance for Grower Produce Safety Training 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has contracted with Safe Food Alliance to host 26 Produce Safety Training classes through June 2019, for the second year in a row.  The contract covers Central and Southern California counties beginning at Madera, Fresno, San Benito and Monterey along the north, to San Diego and Imperial along the south.  CDFA received federal funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to provide

The Value of Proactive Mycotoxin Prevention in the Age of the Food Safety Modernization Act [Part 2]

This is the second installment of a three part series on Mycotoxins written by VICAM. If you missed the first part, check it out here Mycotoxin Contamination: Anatomy of a Chemical Hazard While the FSMA leaves it up to each facility to determine whether a particular contaminant warrants preventive controls, experts in some segments of

The Value of Proactive Mycotoxin Prevention in the Age of the Food Safety Modernization Act [Part 1]

This article was originally written by Vicam. INTRODUCTION Full implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ushers in a new regulatory climate that raises profound implications for every food and agricultural industry stakeholder. This sweeping reform of food safety law not only calls for stricter FDA oversight of the way agricultural commodities are cultivated,
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Safe Food Alliance Adds Web-Based Training to Its Full Line of Food Safety Services

Safe Food Alliance has launched a new online learning platform, Safe Food Academy, which provides self-paced courses, templates, resources, and useful information for food safety professionals within the food industry. With the announcement of Safe Food Academy, Safe Food Alliance Vice President of Professional Services, Jeremiah Szabo, said, “Our goal with Safe Food Academy is
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Key Changes to the New BRC Issue 8

The new code is out! The British Retail Consortium (or BRC) has released the new version of its auditing code and we thought it might be helpful to point out the biggest changes from the previous version. For those of you who are newer to food safety, BRC is a group of food industry experts
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Better Diet Quality is Associated with Better Brain Health  

Press Release October 2018.   A recent observational study, which was carried out between 2005 and 2015 with 4,213 participants from the Rotterdam Study, links a healthy diet with better brain health. In particular, a diet based on vegetables, fruit, nuts, whole grains, dairy, fish and a limited intake of sugary beverages is associated with larger brain tissue volumes and thus may help promote brain health. The results highlight the potential of nutrition

September Upcoming Industry Events

Almond Board 10/11 Almond Leadership Program Golf Fundraiser Tournament   California Fresh Fruit Association CFFA Annual Harvest Event Friday, October 5th, 2018 – 2:30 pm to 2:30 pm Vintage Press Restaurant (216 N. Willis, Visalia) https://www.cafreshfruit.org/event/cffa-annual-harvest-event   5th Annual Boys & Girls Clubs Harvest Festival Gala Thursday, October 11th, 2018 – 5:30 pm to 8:15
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Four Companies Shaking Up the Food Industry

The CDC estimates that 48 million people get sick due to foodborne illness each year – but what if they didn’t have to? Can you imagine a world without foodborne illness? That’s the dream, right? Well, these four emerging technology companies are working hard to make that dream a reality. IBM Block chain is a
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