Food & Beverage Industry Insights

Top Industry Headlines

• Study finds that preventable labeling errors cause most major food allergen recalls.? ?
• FDA recently published Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food.
• California just banned brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and Red Dye No. 3 in food.?
• Did you know that 69% of consumers have purchased, or would consider purchasing, a fortified or functional beverage?

Safety Tips for Leveraging the Top 4 Trends Shaping the Beverage Industry

Action items to help you safely maximize these beverage industry trends.

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Decoding FDA's GRAS and FAP Rules for Food & Beverages

We demystify FDA's GRAS and food additive rules for product compliance. ?

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Your Complete Guide to Food Safety Management Systems

We break down the purpose, steps for implementation, and challenges of an effective FSMS. ?

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Should I Test for Indicator Organisms in my EMP?

Testing for microbial indicators as part of your EMP provides insight into the efficacy of your sanitation processes.

Not only is microbial indicator testing an effective way to monitor the cleanliness of food contact surfaces (FCS) without testing for pathogens, but by testing for broad indicator organism groups, you can identify and remediate hot spots even before they become contaminated with a pathogen. ? Indicator organism tests are generally less expensive than pathogen tests; thus, you are able to test more samples for less money by doing indicator organism testing.

With a greater number of data points, your EMP becomes more robust, which helps you meet the requirements of regulations and food safety certification platforms.

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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)

October 23-25, Virtual

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October 24, Sun Valley, ID

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