Food Safety Net Services

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No one wants an observance during their food safety certification audit. Justin Derington, Director of Audit Services for FSNS Certification & Audit, reveals the top observances cited when auditing an organization's Food Safety and Quality Culture (#FSQC): Derington: "It often relates to upper management’s lack of commitment and follow-through. Your organization’s Mission Statement must include a commitment to your Food Safety and Quality Culture, which is one non-conformity we often see.?? Failure to follow-through is another. Sites sometimes create detailed food safety programs with actions defined, but nothing is done about it. Sometimes, they perform a FSQC survey but never follow up on the results. Or they act upon their program the first year but forget about it after that. Again, many non-conformances spring from a lack of management commitment." Discover more about what the auditor is looking for when auditing your Food Safety Quality Culture in our article: https://hubs.ly/Q02QLtlq0 #FoodSafety #Audit

How’s your Environmental Monitoring Program? A well-designed and implemented #EMP supports your goals of producing safe, high-quality food products by: - Identifying contaminants that may adulterate your products - Focusing your sanitation efforts - Validating the efficacy of your processes and training programs - Identifying root-cause issues to improve process controls and reduce costs - Uncovering issues with equipment so your team can fix small issues before they become large problems Discover how we can help improve your EMP: https://hubs.ly/Q02QLtNz0? #FoodSafety #EnvironmentalMonitoring #FSNS #FoodIndustry

Recent news of lead contamination in cinnamon is a reminder of the growing risk of heavy metals in our food supply. Protect your consumers and your brand from potential recalls by ensuring your products are safe. Certified Group companies offer: ?? Comprehensive Risk Assessments: Evaluate your supply chain and processes for contamination risks. ?? Heavy Metals Testing: Precise testing in ISO 17025-accredited labs for products like cinnamon, dark chocolate, spices, and more. Stay ahead of contamination risks. Ensure product safety and meet consumer expectations with our expert support. Contact us today! https://hubs.ly/Q02QLNWf0 #FoodSafety #RiskAssessment #HeavyMetalsTesting #ISO17025 #CertifiedGroup

The #USDA recently announced recommendations to strengthen the documentation required for animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat and poultry product labels. They are also talking about testing carcasses tied to programs such as all-natural. The USDA encourages the use of third-party verification; FSNS Certification & Audit can verify such claims for your products. Our labs can also perform your residue testing. Message us if you need help. https://lnkd.in/gJWb3hBj

Scientists have identified more than 2,600 Salmonella serotypes, but fewer than 100 are responsible for human illness. Discover more about this pesky pathogen - including recent food outbreaks - in our infographic. Get lab testing for your food products here: https://lnkd.in/g4cPDM3m #microbiology #salmonella #foodsafety

How safe is the U.S. food supply when it comes to #pesticide residues? The #FDA recently released its FY 2022 Pesticide Residue Monitoring Report. Overall, the vast majority of samples were compliant with federal regulations (below #EPA tolerances). Check out the highlights below. Find out more about pesticide residue testing for food products here: https://hubs.ly/Q02PZbRT0

Visually tracking positive hits on the dynamic map is one of the features users of emma?, our Environmental Monitoring and Mapping Application, find most helpful. You can save facility maps in the application and use them to see positive and negative environmental monitoring results. This lets you see the spatial relationship between positives, improving source tracking. It also helps ensure your program is challenging the room like it should for maximum effectiveness. Ryan Welsh demonstrates in the video below. Discover more about emma here: https://hubs.ly/Q02NF7NG0 #EMP #foodsafety #qualityassurance

Food manufacturers, are repeat positives wasting time and money? Struggling to focus your decontamination efforts? Microbial strain typing can help. Through molecular characterization of the microbes, strain typing distinguishes bacterial strains, letting you visualize the relationship between positive samples. For example, if you get a positive in the finished product, strain typing facilitates your investigation and can help you find the source in the facility and focus your mitigation efforts, saving time and money. Let us know if you need strain typing services here: https://hubs.ly/Q02PSLbs0 #microbiology #foodsafety #straintyping