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 […]
Intentional Adulteration of Food Products — What it Is and Why You Should Be Concerned
Understanding the Risk You may have recently heard this story about a girl who tragically died from an allergic response to peanut allergen – from something her boyfriend consumed. It […]
An overview of GFSI Scheme Compliance and Compatibility With FSMA Regulations
The Food Safety Modernization (FSMA) act will go into effect the beginning of September 2016, and these rules will impact food safety programs for the next two to three years, […]
Water Quality in the World of FSMA
The recent winter’s rains may have provided some relief from the drought, but the implementation of the Produce Safety Rule under FSMA will introduce a new water issue for food […]
Keeping Up-To-Date with GFSI/Schemes
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a non-profit foundation, was launched in May 2000 with a vision to drive continuous improvement in food safety to strengthen consumer confidence worldwide. The GFSI […]
Allergen Control
Over the past decade there has been an upward trend in food allergen recalls due to cross-contamination or cross contact and mislabeling. Approximately one third of recalls between September 2009 […]
Industry Briefs: March 2016
Every day, we monitor industry publications, news feeds, blogs, and social media for interesting industry updates and data points regarding food safety, industry news, and upcoming events. Below are a […]
Produce Safety Training: An Update
What’s The Latest News? By now if you’re on our distribution list you’re probably well aware that the Food Safety Modernization Act includes multiple new regulations; most of which have […]
Industry Briefs: February 2016
Every day, we monitor industry publications, news feeds, blogs, and social media for interesting industry updates and data points regarding food safety, industry news, and upcoming events. Below are a […]
DFA Bolsters its FSMA Expertise by Attending PCQI Training
On December 8-10, 2015, DFA participated in the first official [acronym_tooltip text=”FSMA”] “Preventive Controls Qualified Individual” (PCQI) Lead Instructor course. Below are a few key subjects we wanted to share with […]