Writing an Effective Inspection Report - Quality Assurance & Food …
WEBWriting an Effective Inspection Report. Gain Access. Resources for food safety and quality professionals on regulations, processes, practices and industry news.
African-Crafted Chocolate to Debut in the U.S.
WEBSeptember 25, 2019. Although more than 70% of the world's cocoa is grown in Africa, only 3% of chocolate is made in Africa, even less by Africans themselves. To achieve true sustainability, Africans need to be able to do things for themselves – not through charity, and that's why De Villiers Chocolate said it is driven to create the very best ...
Cross-Contact vs. Cross-Contamination - Quality Assurance
WEBFeb 7, 2018 — Color-coding tools, such as shovels for scooping raw meat, can help reduce the potential for cross-contamination. Prior to developing the rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA considered the term “cross-contact” to be synonymous with “cross-contamination.”. Then in the 2013 FAQ publication on the proposed Preventive ...
Conquering the Challenges of Flies - Quality Assurance & Food …
WEBApr 3, 2020 — Good sanitation practices, both indoors and outdoors, comprise the foremost step in long-term management of most fly infestations. This is especially true for infestations of small flies, such as fruit flies and phorid flies, inside buildings. If inadequate cleaning practices allow the accumulation of moist organic debris, these flies can breed ...
Developing a Food Defense Program - Quality Assurance & Food …
WEBOct 11, 2013 — The Food Defense Plan Builder is a user-friendly software program designed to assist food facility owners and operators in developing personalized food defense plans. The tool harnesses existing FDA tools, guidance, and resources for food defense into one single application. FREE-B. The Food Related Emergency Exercise Bundle (FREE-B) …
Detecting Foreign Matter in Food - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
WEBDec 14, 2020 — In its Guideline for Industry Response to Customer Complaints, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) includes information on substantiation of a customer complaint — including that of foreign objects. While written for the meat and poultry plants under USDA jurisdiction, the guidance is …
Validation and Verification of Food Safety Control Measures
WEBJune 11, 2015. Validation and verification are vital food safety components, but food manufacturers often confuse the function and meaning of these in their programs. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gives FDA the power to scientifically evaluate food safety programs and preventive controls implemented in a food establishment.
Uncloaking the GFSI Requirements for Food Packaging
WEBFeb 11, 2014 — Manufacturing facilities that are certified to a GFSI-benchmarked audit scheme are tasked with ensuring that their contracted third-party packaging material providers and packagers are complying with GFSI packaging requirements. FSSC 22000:2009 includes food safety and legality, but not product quality. This scheme comprises ISO 22000 Standards ...
Designing Your Hygienic Zoning - Quality Assurance & Food Safety
WEBFeb 5, 2019 — HYGIENIC ZONING. Ideally, a facility should be designed to provide a flow pattern for food products, personnel, and equipment to prevent contact of the finished product with raw materials. Flow should be in one direction and follow a logical sequence from raw material handling to finished product storage. Within this …
Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for ...
WEBDec 10, 2013 — Environmental Monitoring Program: An Early Warning System for Microbiological Hazards. Because pathogenic microorganisms often contaminate food environments, it is critical to monitor the hygienic environment in the food manufacturing facility for the production of high quality and safe food products.