
Laboratory Testing for Your GFSI Certification
Friday, 06 September 2019
by Tom Jones
So you’ve started the process of becoming GFSI certified. You’ve chosen your platform and taken the training course. Now you are setting up your system and realize that you need
- Published in GFSI
Taking the “Labor” out of Selecting a Third-Party “Labor”atory – Joseph Nicholl
Thursday, 13 June 2019
by Joseph Nicholl
The need for a third party or contract laboratory is almost a must in today’s marketplace. The word laboratory, first used in the 1600’s, comes from the Latin laboratorium, aplace
- Published in Food Safety, Supply Chain
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Listeria spp. vs Listeria Monocytogenes
Friday, 24 May 2019
by Joseph Nicholl
By: Joseph Nicholl When submitting a sample for testing which option should you choose: Listeria spp. or Listeria monocytogenes? That is a good question. One is very broad (Listeria spp.)
- Published in Food Safety, Supply Chain
Global E.coli Outbreaks
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
by Joseph Nicholl
The impact of an E. coli outbreak is far-reaching. It spreads through the entire supply chain, leaving consumers, farmers, and retailers in a bind. Losing 45% of your sales overnight
- Published in Food Safety
The Benefits of Environmental Monitoring
Thursday, 28 February 2019
by Safe Food Alliance Team
Each year roughly 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne illnesses according to the CDC. As our food supply becomes progressively more globalized, the
- Published in Food Safety, Testing & Analysis
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Salmonella- The Most Common Bacterial Foodborne Disease
Thursday, 28 February 2019
by Safe Food Alliance Team
Salmonella – we all know it’s bad for us but why? What is it? Where does it come from? Why should we care? Does my company have a plan in
- Published in Food Safety
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What is FDA Detention and What Do We Do About it?
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
by Tom Jones
Written by Thomas Jones, Senior Director of Analytical Services and Pam Cooper, Quality Assurance Manager for Safe Food Alliance Detention; a word associated with childhood pranks, the principal’s office, guilt,
- Published in Supply Chain
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Lab
Testing Your Product for Glyphosate
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
by Safe Food Alliance Team
Written By Wiley A. Hall, 4th, Ph.D. Recently there has been a heavy focus on pesticides throughout the United States and the World, specifically on glyphosate. While pesticides are used
- Published in Testing & Analysis