Saturday, 23 January 2016
Friday, 15 January 2016
USDA Pesticide Safety Report - Monday, January 11, 2016
As
with all reports, our reactions to the USDA pesticide report should be from an
informed point of view. You may read a summary of
the report.
The
report concludes that "pesticide residues do not pose a safety concern for U.S. food". What is the basis for this conclusion? Here are some references to help
you form your opinion. If there is one point that I would like to be more
clearly stated, it is on how the pesticide tolerance levels are established.
Although it is implicit in the pesticide registration process, the kinds of
tests or safety evaluation that must be conducted before a tolerance level is
established could be more clearly presented in the reference documents
available to consumers. One is left to presume that the registration process
forces applicants to submit convincing test results to support the safety claims about the pesticides at the established tolerance levels.
Pesticide
Data Program: Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2014. You
may Download
Copy:
Additional
References:
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
True Success
This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.
Posted by Felix Amiri
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Monday, 11 January 2016
Validation: An under-utilized and Misapplied Food Safety Assurance Concept
This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.
Posted by Felix Amiri
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Felix Amiri is currently the chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection.
Monday, 4 January 2016
SSQA Training Options Survey
1. Stay
with the donations and no fees option.
2. Hold
physical attendance conferences with the delegates paying only to cover the
costs for site rental, etc. so that as more people register to attend, the
attendance fee amount drops for each candidate.
3. Conduct
on-line seminars or webinars with a set fee between $200 and $600 per candidate
that does not change no matter if more or less people register to take the
training.
If
you are interested in taking the training, please state the option you prefer
in the comments section below. If you wish to respond privately, you may send
an email to the Team stating the option you prefer. Email:
gcse@afisservices.com
If your organization or business wishes to sponsor a conference please let us know: gcse@afisservices.com
Saturday, 2 January 2016
More Food Safety Reality Check Questions:
This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.
Posted By Felix Amiri
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Join the Conversation and Action
Everyone is invited.
Food has long been recognized as a fundamental human right by many
countries and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Food as a Fundamental Human Right. Food is our right in more ways than one – our
food security, the safety of our food, our satisfaction and the state of health
that we derive from the food we eat, and our deliberate action to ensure all of
these rights - all constitute our fundamental right to food.
You now have several opportunities and options for participating in the conversation and keeping up with what is happening in this coalition. Please visit the main web site often: http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/index.html
As part of the global coalition, GCSE-FPH is committed to facilitating helpful information exchange among members and the public. This means that every member may contribute information and every member may use information contributed. The open public forums that are currently in use are the existing social media as listed above:
Some assistance may also be requested from the GCSE-Food and Health Protection Panellists. These are highly knowledgeable and experienced individuals in matters pertaining to food and health protection, food and health product safety, quality management, auditing, training, regulatory requirements, consumer affairs and other areas of expertise. GCSE-Food & Health Protection has enlisted and continues to enlist members who serve as Panellists from around the world. Industry experts are encouraged to join the coalition as Panellists.
A member who wishes may request to be a Panellist if he or she qualifies. All requests from those who wish to serve as
Panellists are reviewed and most are approved once the basic knowledge and
experience requirements are met.
A member who needs assistance with any technical question or issue pertaining to food and health protection may submit a request to the GCSE-FHP Team. The Team contacts the Panellist members who are most suited to provide answers or guidance and the Team coordinates the information exchange.
For details about how this works, you may consult the Membership Guide that is available to registered members.
A member who needs assistance with any technical question or issue pertaining to food and health protection may submit a request to the GCSE-FHP Team. The Team contacts the Panellist members who are most suited to provide answers or guidance and the Team coordinates the information exchange.
For details about how this works, you may consult the Membership Guide that is available to registered members.
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