Editorial Advisory Board
DANIEL W. BENA
PepsiCo Beverages International
REGINALD W. BENNETT
CFSAN, U.S. FDA
JOHN BUTTS, PH.D.
Land O’Frost
BRIAN CAMPBELL
Food Safety Professional
MARTIN B. COLE, PH.D.
National Center for
Food Safety and Technology
MICHAEL M. CRAMER
Windsor Foods
BETH ANN CROZIER-DODSON, PH.D.
Kansas State University
VIRGINIA DEIBEL, PH.D.
TRAC Microbiology
JONATHAN W. DEVRIES, PH.D.
General Mills/Medallion Labs
RUSSELL FLOWERS, PH.D.
Silliker, Inc.
VENY GAPUD
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
KATHY GOMBAS
Dean Foods
JIM GORNY, PH.D.
Postharvest Technology Research & Information
Center, University of California-Davis
DONALD J. GRAHAM
Graham Sanitary Design Consulting
PAUL A. HALL, PH.D.
AIV Microbiology and Food Safety
Consultants, LLC
MARGARET HARDIN, PH.D.
Texas A&M University
LARRY KEENER
International Product Safety Consultants
HUUB L.M. LELIEVELD
Global Harmonization Initiative
MARTIN MITCHELL
Certified Laboratories/
Refrigerated Foods Association
DOUG PEARISO
Contemporary Process Solutions LLC
ROBERT POWITZ, PH.D., MPH, RS
R. W. Powitz & Associates
SCOTT M. RUSSELL, PH.D.
University of Georgia
THOMAS M. SAUER
Well’s Dairy
JENNY SCOTT
Grocery Manfacturers Assn./FPA
RICHARD F. STIER
Consulting Food Scientist
JOHN G. SURAK, PH.D.
Surak and Associates
DAVID M. THENO, PH.D.
Jack in the Box, Inc.
DON L. ZINK, PH.D.
CFSAN, U.S. FDA
October/November 2008 • Vol. 14, No. 5
Science-Based Solutions for Food Safety & Quality Professionals Worldwide
FEATURES
38Cover Story
Supply Chain
Verification to Improve Product Recall and
Crisis Management Plans
By Shaun Kennedy
42Feature
Pandemic Flu and the
U.S. Food Industry
By Regina Phelps,CEM, RN, BSN, MPA
46Category: Meat, Poultry & Seafood
Well-done or Over-done?
Questioning Popular Notions
About Meat and Cancer
By Randall D. Huffman, Ph.D.
COLUMNS
12SANITATION
By Michael M. Cramer
Food Plant Sanitation: Have You Found Your Niche?
18REGULATORY REPORT
By Stefano Luccioli, M.D., and Jeremiah Fasano, Ph.D.
Evaluating Labeling Exemptions for Food Allergens
24THE SANITARIAN’S FILE
By Robert W. Powitz, Ph.D., MPH
Bioaerosols
28PROCESS CONTROL
By Richard F. Stier
Building a World-class Allergen Control Program, Part 1
32FOCUS ON GMPS
By Ken Gall
Good Manufacturing Practices and Training
34TESTING
By Margaret Hardin, Ph.D.
Demystifying the Microbial Testing Process
DEPARTMENTS
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FROM THE EDITOR
NEWS BITES
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
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CLASSIFIEDS
ADVERTISERS INDEX
