http://www.foodsafetymag-digital.com/foodsafetymag Science-based solutions for food safety and quality professionals worldwide. en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 720 28 http://www.foodsafetymag-digital.com/foodsafetymag http://f-cdn.dashdigital.com/foodsafetymag/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1370384162000 http://www.foodsafetymag-digital.com/foodsafetymag/20130607 http://www.foodsafetymag-digital.com/foodsafetymag/20130607        Contents
    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: Creating a Culture of Food Safety
        MEAT: Countering the Myths Surrounding the Meat Industry
        REGULATIONS: What FSMA Really Tells Us about the Focus of Food Safety
        PRODUCE: Produce GAPs Harmonization: The Goal Is in Sight
    COLUMNS
        Microbial Testing: Comparison of Microbiology Testing Practices
        Process Control: Understanding the "Other" Clauses of ISO 22000
        Testing: Best Practices with Allergen Swabbing
        GM Foods: Genetically Modified Foods: Why All the Fuss?
        Sanitation: The Burden of Listeriosis
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: Industry Perceptions of Proposed FSMA Rule on Preventive Controls
        PRODUCE: A Disciplined and Unique Focus by Chiquita Brands Reduces Early Supply Chain Risk
    COLUMNS
        Guest Editorial: The Food Safety Modernization Act Is Everybody's Business
        Process Control: Six Tips for Establishing a Safe and Effective Gluten-Free Kitchen
        Regulatory Report: FDA's Changing Culture: What Every Food Company Needs to Know
        Sanitation: The Critical Cleaning Zone
        Contamination Claims: Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Food Contamination Claims
        Testing: When STEC Are Your Target, Where Do You Aim?
        Packaging: Global Regulatory Considerations for Green Packaging
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: Animal Welfare and Food Safety
        INGREDIENTS: Quality Control of Botanical Ingredients
        SEAFOOD: Noroviruses in Shellfish: Challenges of the 21st Century
        FOOD SAFETY INSIDER: Sanitation Solutions
    COLUMNS
        Testing: Modern Analysis of Chemical Contaminants in Food
        Process Control: ISO 22000: And the Beat Goes On
        Sanitation: Raw Produce Field Sampling for Biological Risks
        Accreditation: The Role of Accreditation Bodies in Supply Chain Risk Management
        Management: Food Safety Management: Hazard- or Risk-Based?
        Packaging: Molecular and Supramolecular Design for Active and Edible Packaging Systems
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index
    Food Safety Summit

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: Incident Management: Food Safety Requires Competence
        MEAT AND POULTRY : Poultry Safety in an Ever-Changing World
        FSMA: Food Safety Modernization Act: A View from Elsewhere
        SEAFOOD: FSMA Era Opens with Uncertainties for Seafood
    COLUMNS
        FOCUS : Food Safety Risks: Anticipating Food Safety Risks
        SANITATION: Food Equipment Hygienic Design: An Important Element of a Food Safety Program
        TESTING: Ensuring Success of Food Company Outsourcing
        PROCESS CONTROL: Performing a Quality Audit on Your Supplier's Pest Management Program
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: From Soup to Nuts: Regulatory, Legal and Communications Issues Involved in Food Recalls
        CATEGORY: PRODUCE: The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement: 5 Years Later
        CASE STUDY: Costco Wholesale: Food Safety from the Top Down
        SPOTLIGHT: MEAT AND POULTRY: Bacteriocin-Producing Starter Cultures for Salami
        CATEGORY: DRY INGREDIENTS: Quality Assurance and Food Safety of Powdered Ingredients
    COLUMNS
        Sanitation: Integrated Pest Management in Foodservice Establishments
        Testing: Foreign Object Detection: Integration in Food Production
        International: Rainforest Alliance Certification
        Sanitation: Personal Hygiene: A Basic Prerequisite Program for Ensuring Food Safety
        Packaging: Attaining Clearances for Food-Packaging Materials
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    Features
        Cover Story: The State of Food Safety: Regulation, Collaboration and the Advancement of a Globally Safe Food Supply
        Category: Eggs: Making the Case for Caging: Improvements in Egg Safety and Animal Welfare
        Reformulation: The Pitfalls of Product Reformulation and How to Avoid Them
        Spotlight: Meat and Poultry: Building a Solid Foundation in Meat Processing and Preparation
    Columns
        Focus: Allergens: Training Is a Key Component in Serving Patrons with Food Allergies
        Focus: Allergens: Allergen- and Gluten-Sensitive Consumers: What Manufacturers Should Know
        International Food Safety: Planet versus Profit
        Regulatory Report: CORE: FDA Foodborne Illness Response Network
        Sanitation Pests: Everyday Threats to the Human Food Supply
        Process Control: Supplier Management: Six Steps to Selecting the Right Supplier
        Packaging: Trends in Food Packaging: Borrowed Expertise
    Departments
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY: Crisis Management: How to Handle Outbreak Events
        SPOTLIGHT: MEAT AND POULTRY: Potential Use of Edible Nanoscale Coatings for Meat
        CATEGORY: BEVERAGES: Safety Issues Associated with Nonalcoholic Beverages
        CONSUMER TRUST: Building Consumer Trust Requires Redefining Today's Food System
        CATEGORY: BEVERAGES: Food Safety Systems for Low–Acid Aseptic Beverages
    COLUMNS
        Guest Editorial: Cutting Out the Fat
        Testing: Flavors Should Burst, Not Packages
        International Food Safety: What's in the Best Interest of the Food Industry?
        Sanitation: Biofilms: Impact on the Food Industry
        Focus on Traceability: Communicating During and Through a Food Recall
        Process Control: Shipping and Receiving for Food Safety
        Regulatory Report: Beverages at the Forefront of Innovation in Booming Functional Food Market
        Packaging: It's What's on the Outside that Counts
        Focus on Technology: Utilization of Steam Heat Generated via Microwave Energy
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        Food Safety Insider
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        COVER STORY
            Understand STEC: A Growing Concern
        BACTERIA
            Enterococcus faecium NRRL B2354: Tempest in a Teapot or Serious Foodborne Pathogen?
        CATEGORY: FROZEN FOODS
            An Integrated Approach to Food Quality and Safety: A Case Study in the Cookie Industry
        SPOTLIGHT: MEAT AND POULTRY
            "Tradition, Quality and European Taste" Campaign on European Meat Safety
    COLUMNS
        Sanitation
            Preventive Maintenance: An Essential Prerequisite for Food Safety
        International Food Safety
            Safe Food in a Changing World
        Process Control
            GMPs in the Snack Food Industry in Latin America
        Packaging
            Food Packaging: Supplying Safety
        Testing
            Environmental Monitoring for Listeria: Getting Started
        Focus: Pesticides
            Carbendazim Residues in Orange Juice
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        People & Places
        Product Showcase
        Calendar
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        FOOD SAFETY INSIDER: Sanitation Solutions
        COVER STORY: Antibiotic Resistance: An Emerging Food Safety Concern
        SPOTLIGHT: MEAT AND POULTRY: Best Food Quality and Safety Practices for Poultry
        CATEGORY: INGREDIENTS: Communicating Food Ingredient Safety in a Fear-Driven Environment
        MICROBIOLOGY: Identifying and Controlling Microbiological Cross-Contamination
    COLUMNS
        Testing: Rethinking Listeria: Things Change
        Regulatory Report: Ingredient Adulteration Undermines Food Safety
        International Food Safety: Supporting Sustainability Means an End to Waste
        Packaging: Packaging for Enhanced Food Security
    DEPARTMENTS
        Editor's Letter
        News Bites
        People & Places
        Product Showcase
        Advertisers Index

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    Features
        Cover Story: The Food Safety Challenge of the Global Food Supply Chain
        Category: Produce: Nationwide Produce Outbreak: A Moment You Never Forget
        Shelf Life: The Impact of Temperature and Routing on Produce Shelf Life: Trucking's Role in the Blame Game
        Spotlight: Meat and Poultry: Salmonella : Changes and Challenges
        Traceability: Fresh Trailblazers in Traceability
    Columns
        International Food Safety: Health and Well-Being: Who is Responsible?
        Testing: Allergen Validation: Analytical Methods and Scientific Support for a Visually Clean Standard
        Focus: Sanitation SOPs SOPs: Spell Out Procedures and Expectations
        Process Control: Prerequisite Programs Help Ensure Safety and Meet Auditor Scrutiny
        Sanitation: Effective Pest Control: The Essentials for Food Processing Plants and Warehouses
    Departments
        From the Editor
        News Bites
        Product Showcase
        Calendar
        Advertisers Index

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    FEATURES
        Cover Story: Evolution of a State Food Safety Program
        Category: Beverages Japanese Tea: Plan B
        Spotlight on Meat and Poultry: N60 — What It Is and What It Is Not
        Employee Training: Developing and Assessing GAPs Programs in Preparation for the Food Safety Modernization Act
        Food Safety Insider: Rapid Micro Solutions
    COLUMNS
        Focus: Chemical Contamination Chemical Contaminants: Preparing for the Unexpected
        Process Control: Food Safety and Risk Assessment
        Sanitation: Food Plant GMPs: How Can Foreign Food Manufacturers Complywith U.S. Regulations?
        Testing: Waiter! There's a Fly in My Soup!". . .and So Much More!
    DEPARTMENTS
        FROM THE EDITOR
        NEWS BITES
        PRODUCT SHOWCASE
        CALENDAR
        ADVERTISERS INDEX

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    FEATURES
        Toward a Better American Product Recall System
        Cover Story: Laboratory Testing: The Price of Bad Data
        Category: Dairy A Life Cycle Approach to Food Safety and Sustainability
        Microbiological Contamination of Ready-To-Eat Seafood
        Spotlight on Meat and Poultry: Atmospheric Plasma Technology in the Meat Industry
    COLUMNS
        Process Control: Process Control and the Food Safety Modernization Act
        Sanitation: Sanitizers and Disinfectants: The Chemicals of Prevention
        Focus: Understanding the Ancestry of the Food Safety Modernization Act
        Testing: A Closer Look at Chemical Contamination
        Food Safety Insider
    DEPARTMENTS
        FROM THE EDITOR
        NEWS BITES
        PEOPLE & PLACES
        PRODUCT SHOWCASE
        CALENDAR
        ADVERTISERS INDEX

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