Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

To qualify for the PPP, restaurants are required to provide business information, payroll and verification documents, owner information, and then electronically sign the application forms. Some insights include: Who to ask for food, supplies, and labor donations. Food safety and prep in the era of COVID-19.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Businesses in the organic food supply chain have just weeks to prepare for the upcoming implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Rule. This updating regulation, which goes into effect on March 19, 2024, aims to fortify the integrity of USDA organic products.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 6, 2023

Premier Food Supplies LLC Troy, MI An import company in Michigan is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products. In a July 14 warning letter, the FDA described a March 14-23 Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of Premier Food Supplies LLC in Troy, MI.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

“The struggles of the restaurant industry are well documented and we acknowledge that some operators have not survived the pandemic,” David Portalatin , NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. One-third of all vegetables and two-thirds of all U.S. fruits and nuts come from this single state.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 30, 2024

Supplier Documentation and Information. Suppliers must submit documentation and information that provide evidence of their qualifications. Submitted documentation and information should be reviewed through supplier auditing as part of pre-assessment or continuous evaluation procedures to assess the suitability of each supplier.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 22, 2024

This ruling underscores the critical role of technology in maintaining compliance and ensuring safety throughout the food supply chain. The latest FSMA updates require comprehensive recordkeeping for businesses involved in food production and distribution.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 5, 2024

“Not only can the state of New York ban harmful additives, it can shed new light on the chemical safety decisions the food industry currently makes in secret by making these safety decisions accessible to everyone.”

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In March 2023, the EU Commission published a guidance document to support member states in combatting agri-food supply chain fraud. The Commission’s Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) training initiative also improves knowledge on fighting fraudulent practices.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 20, 2025

The growing number of recalls, plus consumer concerns, has intensified calls for stricter compliance and enhanced traceability within the food supply chain. Compliance with FSMA 204 requires everyone involved in the food supply chain to understand their role in the traceability process and the importance of accurate data reporting.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 23, 2024

Visual text analytics is a set of capabilities within this platform that perform text analysis, which is a way to process documents—or the information within documents—to better understand themes, extract key information and look for particular patterns in an automated manner. Sabo : SAS has a platform called Viya 4.0,

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Food Quality & Safety

JUNE 14, 2024

These updated guidance documents demonstrate our commitment to facilitating innovation while ensuring product safety,” Tracey Forfa, director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, said in a prepared statement.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Moving forward, tech tools will continue to play crucial roles in keeping foods – and people – safer. Since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed, more organizations are following the food safety regulations outlined in this document. In the coming year, more food businesses will implement FSMA regulations.

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Food Safety Tech

JUNE 4, 2024

In the intricate web of the global food supply chain, ensuring the safety and authenticity of consumables stands as a paramount concern. Food traceability, defined as the ability to provide comprehensive information about the history and origin of a product throughout its journey, emerges as a cornerstone in this endeavour.

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FMT Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

DTT in Food Supply Chain DTT in the food supply chain is used as a virtual representation of the product for real-time monitoring and tracking. It improves the efficiency of product transportation, safe assessment of the product, collaboration, and better documentation and communication. Gaurvendra et al.

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FMT Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

At its centre lies the food supply chain—an expansive network of producers, distributors, and retailers working tirelessly to bring us delicious meals! Understanding the significance of our food supply chains is of the utmost importance. They determine availability and affordability and influence quality and safety.

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GFI

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While the limits and impacts of conventional seafood production are well-documented, the complex connections between climate and seafood are coming into sharper and sobering focus. Neither wild-capture fishing nor fish farming can scale to meet this trajectory without threatening the health of the ocean, rivers, and other aquatic ecosystems.

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Food Safety Tech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As the food supply chain has become evermore global, the tracing of foodborne illness has become evermore complex. Although the Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) was enacted to mitigate that complexity, it has no provisions for interoperability between supply chains, primarily because FDA was not given the authority to require that.

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Food Safety Tech

APRIL 30, 2024

Other key items to include are a process on how traceability lot codes are assigned, points of contact for questions on the traceability system and its records, and supporting documents such as a farm map that indicates the location of the growers or raisers of the food on the FTL (other than eggs). The post Are You Ready?

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FMT Magazine

MAY 5, 2024

Technological advancements have recently launched a new era of food safety in terms of change in how food is produced, traced, and delivered to your table. Unlike a centralised ledger, it is a self-enflaming distributed ledger, which documents each step food takes from farm to plate.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It’s heartening to note that a law protects restaurants from legal repercussions when donating food as long as there is no intentional misconduct or negligence in handling it. Notably, lawsuits of this nature have yet to be documented, further encouraging restaurants to engage in charitable food donations.

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Food Safety Tech

JULY 10, 2023

and international food supply. You’re going to be performing the exact same tests from the pathogen level as well as from a food characterization level. The main difference is the manufacturing process, and all of that has been extensively documented. It is extremely safe.

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Bill Marler

JUNE 2, 2022

HHS, OIG posted this morning: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safeguard the Nation’s food supply, including infant formula, and ensure that all ingredients are safe. Hey, OIG, see below, we need answers sooner and I will give you a head start.

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Chef's Deal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sustainability in foodservice refers to adopting eco-friendly and ethical practices throughout the food supply chain to minimize environmental impact, support local economies, and promote social responsibility. multifaceted concept. Regular checking and reporting systems are essential for tracking progress and results consistently.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 20, 2025

Observations by VDACS inspection personnel documented in noncompliance records (NR) demonstrated multiple instances of noncompliance with Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Sanitation Performance Standards. Additional conditions documented included rust, beaded condensation and peeling caulk. 1633; see below for more detail).

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 15, 2024

According to ISO definition, an audit is “systematic, independent, and documented process for obtaining objective evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled.” Inspection Process Food inspections and audits involve a thorough examination of facilities, processes, and products.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 28, 2023

I n a report released in May of 2023, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) offered an encouraging and attainable outlook for cooperative and effective functionality throughout the global food supply chain. Traceability Challenges in a Global Food Supply Chain Traceability is a common goal in all industries.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 9, 2020

On one hand: “You have to recognize what an amazing job food production is doing in the world, especially in the U.S. Given the amount of people that we feed, the relative safety of the food supply is pretty amazing given how it has become more and more complex. I’ve seen some in industry step up and do an amazing job.”.

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Food Safety Tech

JUNE 4, 2024

In the instance of a recall, businesses must be able to quickly activate their recall management plan, disseminating important information both up and down the supply chain while documenting to meet certification and regulatory requirements. Product source information must also be tracked and searchable in records.

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Food Safety Tech

MAY 28, 2024

With the effective date for updated recordkeeping approaching in January 2026, traceability is a top priority for most organizations working in the food industry. Produce companies are especially impacted by traceability requirements as the first step in the food supply chain. Document/Records Management System.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 24, 2020

Since 2017, there are nearly 500 documented victims and six deaths from leafy green vegetables contaminated by E. Because the disease is difficult to document, the actual numbers are likely many times higher. There have been four E. coli outbreaks traced to lettuce since September alone, sickening people in more than two dozen states.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

During the study, the researchers noticed the farmed pythons’ propensity for speedy growth, which they’ve documented in research published in Scientific Reports on March 14. “As As snake biologists, we already knew that pythons had impressive physiologies,” Natusch says.

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Food Quality & Safety

JUNE 29, 2023

Additionally, whole genome sequencing plays an important role in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, which is intended to leverage technology and other tools and approaches to create a safer and more digital traceable food system. 2020: New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

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Bill Marler

MAY 24, 2022

It is well documented in the scientific literature, however, that end product testing is unlikely to detect low levels of contamination. Monitoring the status of the infant formula supply by using the Agency’s 21 Forward food supply chain continuity system, combined with external data.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is out with its ” key achievements” for 2023 that protected public health through food safety and strengthened the food supply chain. FSIS also reviews and updates its guidance documents regarding animal-raising and environmental claims.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Temperature logs and cleaning checklists serve an important documentation purpose, but they can't detect active contamination in real-time. Advanced detection systems can now identify contamination on hands and surfaces before it spreads into the food supply. And of course, they’re more susceptible to human error.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In addition to this gift, we helped start a Community Development Fund in India so that small scale shrimp farmers can garner tangible rewards for participating in programs to document and improve the sustainability of their production practices.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 16, 2021

Increased coordination among industry and public sector stakeholders, along with dissemination of identifying information and other surveillance data that can provide critical warnings, is crucial to enhancing the United States’ response to new or growing food safety risks. Dangerous E.

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