Understanding food safety goes beyond just investigating the products and the production line on which they are manufactured. Let’s say that I have created the perfect food safety program for my products and production line. I have work instructions for all possible tasks and activities....
Just like Johnny Cash, you need to be listening for any trains coming. So, what train am I talking about? The flour recall in Canada due to E. coli. Should I be concerned since an active recall is in place? I would be because of...
Say that you are responsible for the partner management of your supply and distribution chain. Within the scope of your responsibility is to assure that all partners are compliant with your food safety, quality and business requirements. Whether your supply chain is a couple hundred...
Let’s say I have some grain that exceeds the governmental maximum for aflatoxins. What are my choices? I could try to deliver my truck to another receiving site if I got a high result at the last one. I could blend two trucks together to...
Well, let’s say I have a lot of product that is underweight. I could find line time or send the lot to a third party to remove a percentage of the product with an online check weigher to raise my average weight. Or perhaps, I...