Will it be getting tougher to hide certain food safety failures & trends?

July 2016: United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Publishes its Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan

According to the published information, "This Plan was developed, at the recommendation of the National Research Council (NRC) and with input from the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI), to provide FSIS with a framework under which to responsibly and effectively release establishment-level data collected by the Agency." Below is a sample of what to expect:

Ideally, companies should not find themselves listed at all if possible. Being listed more than once is certainly not good advertisement. Perhaps some companies will now begin to take the idea of fortification before certification a bit more seriously.

Food Industry Tools of the Trade Presentations: Invitation to Showcase Your Stuff

Do you provide any tool or system management aid for implementing any of these?:

• Employee Training Programs or Systems
• Operation Control Systems
• Quality Control Systems
•  Food Safety Management Systems
• Traceability Software; 
• Record-keeping/Documentation Management Systems
• Supplier Management Systems
• Testing Tools, Test Kits, Rapid Testing systems; etc.

Would you like to showcase what you have to industry guests and students in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Processing, Food Safety  and Quality Assurance who are about to enter the work force?

Would you like to do so without being charged a fee for presenting your solutions or services?

Add Your Name to the possible presenters list - Send Email

See: Details, Venues, Dates and Times

GCSE-FHP – Co-Chair (Healthcare Expertise)

#inspirehealthprotection: GCSE-Food & Health Protection is looking for a volunteer Co-Chair with a public health and/or healthcare background. This role is needed  to provide health sector perspectives in the Coalition forums, lead meaningful discussions about current challenges and solutions, and provide guidance as the Coalition introduces public health improvement initiatives worldwide.

If you would like to help the Coalition in this role, or you know someone who might be interested, please contact the GCSE-FHP Team via email at: gcse@afisservices.com  or you could go to Contact Us. 

FDA Says: "Raw Dough's a Raw Deal. . . "

Read the full FDA-Raw Dough Warning

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm508450.htm

General Mills Flour Recall

Original media release on May 31 

FDA Notice: For Immediate Release July 1, 2016

General Mills continues to collaborate with health officials to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121, and is expanding its recall of Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour, and Signature Kitchens flour to include flour made earlier in the fall that may still be in consumers’ pantries.

http://www.generalmills.com/flour

Products Reported to have been affected to date: 

GMO & Other Label Declarations - Compelling, Conflicting and Competing Realities

This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook. Check it out here: 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KHD313B

Posted by Felix Amiri

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Felix Amiri is currently the chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection, and a sworn SSQA advocate.