Are You A New Start Up Food Facility? Here are the basics to food safety

A start-up facility must have a basic food safety plan based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in place to meet current regulatory requirements. Any food processing facility
Read more
No Comments

Driving A Food Safety Culture

Why does culture matter in a company?  Because according to Dr. David Acheson, Founder and CEO of the Acheson Group, no matter where you are in the food chain, the
Read more
No Comments

Internal Audit — Guidelines & Recommendations

As more food manufacturing facilities continue to implement and comply with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Audit Schemes, they are also required to conduct Internal Audits of their Foods
Read more
No Comments

Rainy Winters Bring Spring Flowers… and Roof Leaks!

The recent wet winter brought long-needed rain and snow and tested the infrastructure of California (just ask the Oroville Dam operators). It also may have uncovered leaks in your facility’s
Read more
No Comments

Safe Food Alliance now offers SQF Edition 8 Training

Safe Food Alliance’s first-ever public training on the brand-new SQF Code Edition 8 will be held in Tulare, CA. Register today! Course Objectives Come and learn about the newest edition
Read more
No Comments

A Case For Why Social Media Should Play a Role in Your Food Safety Plan

A review of the growing influence over the last two years of how social media can affect marketing strategies has major implications for business and brands. Couple this with a
Read more
No Comments

Consumers Demand Assurances for Safe Food at Retail Level

As we review the most recent recommendations in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we learn that the rules are expanding from a HACCP focus on preventing post-process contamination to
Read more
No Comments

FDA Issues Guidance Rules As Companies Proactively Address Food Safety

Consumers’ expectations of retailers and suppliers have never been higher, especially relating to the safety of their food. An ongoing evolution of new technologies especially drive a connected consumer to
Read more
No Comments

When Nobody’s Watching: Fostering a Food Safety Culture

As a food processor, one of your top priorities is to produce the safest, highest quality products you possibly can. One of the most important drivers for achieving this goal
Read more
No Comments

Preparing for Harvest, Precautionary Steps to a Safe Food Plant

We are now in the hottest time of the year, the dog days of summer. This will change soon, and those in the food and agriculture industries look forward to
Read more
No Comments