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  • Third-party audits are one component of food safety; just one

    Posted: February 28th, 2012 - 7:46pm

    The former big cheese at CFIA says the most significant food safety development in the last decade has occurred outside public law — the extraordinary growth in the role of private-sector traceability systems characterized by third-party audits.

    Date Published: 
    27.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Selling food safety within A&P

    Posted: February 27th, 2012 - 5:12pm

    “Understanding that front line food handlers are oral communication learners and perceive their job as low-risk helps to develop programs to change this perception into positive attitudes.” So says Pat Brown, director of food safety for The Great A&P Tea Company, in Food Safety Tech.

    Date Published: 
    26.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • What keeps you up at night? Experts share their worst food safety nightmares

    Posted: February 27th, 2012 - 2:40pm

    Top 5 food safety nightmares for food safety types: 1. Risk management and culture of food safety in small manufacturers 2. Supply chain management and gaps 3. New/upcoming regulations such as GFSI audits and FSMA 4. Physical plant security (and bioterrorism risk) 5. There was only four, but who does a top 4 list?

    Date Published: 
    25.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • US: Food safety, crisis planning open watermelon convention

    Posted: February 27th, 2012 - 9:57am

    AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The National Watermelon Association opened its convention with a look at a food safety crisis in the United Kingdom.

    Date Published: 
    24.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    The Packer
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  • CALIFORNIA cantaloupe industry ponders changes

    Posted: February 27th, 2012 - 9:56am

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture will hold two public hearings to discuss possible changes to the California Cantaloupe Program, the state’s marketing order for cantaloupes.

    Date Published: 
    24.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    The Packer
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  • US: Jimmy John’s outbreak response = epic fail

    Posted: February 25th, 2012 - 11:27am

    OMG. That’s as good as any description of my reaction to Jimmy John Liautaud’s handling of a recent E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts served by the eponymous restaurant chain he founded. It seems Liautaud is leery of making any formal announcements in the wake of the outbreak that sickened a dozen people, including two that were hospitalized.

    Date Published: 
    24.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    The Packer
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  • Integrating HACCP and SPC

    Posted: February 25th, 2012 - 11:15am

    Think about the role of process control as the canary in the mine shaft: the canary’s untimely death indicates a dangerous situation in the mine shaft, much like HACCP alerts a plant manager of a potential hazard.

    Date Published: 
    07.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    Food Safety Tech
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  • Food safety improvements in Dubai; UAE is more than Sex and the City II

    Posted: February 23rd, 2012 - 10:14pm

    I didn’t know Chapman knew Arabic. But there he was, goofy pic and all, in the Daily Bite at the Dubai food safety conference, saying something about how wonderful it all was. In real news, Dubai is joining PulseNet International, which monitors foodborne bacteria through their DNA fingerprints.

    Date Published: 
    23.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Food safety conference opens in Dubai

    Posted: February 23rd, 2012 - 9:56pm

    Surveillance of food-borne diseases and the role of regulatory authorities in ensuring food safety will be the highlight at the 7th Dubai International Food Safety Conference, which gets underway today. More than 1,500 regional and international delegates will attend the conference, which is being held at the Dubai Convention and Exhibition Centre, said a statement.

    Date Published: 
    21.feb.12
    Source Title: 
    Trade Arabia
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  • Sprout risk is too high

    Posted: February 22nd, 2012 - 11:22am

    The Packer, the produce trade journal always on the cutting edge, has decided after 55 outbreaks in 14 years sickening about 15,000 and killing dozens, that sprouts may be to risky to serve.

    Date Published: 
    20.feb.12
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    barfblog
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