If food safety is the process of ensuring that our food does not harm us in the short term, then how do we figure out those potential locations of harm? Especially when scaling up, knowing the answers to your ‘what ifs’ is a critical piece of the the food safety puzzle.
Tag: HACCP
HACCP vs Food Safety? Find the right plan for your business
A proper food safety plan is necessary for business growth and success. Determining whether you need HACCP or a Food Safety Plan shouldn’t stop you from taking that next step. Let us show you how to determine what you need.
Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Fruit and vegetables have natural bacteria and other microorganisms present on their surfaces. As food processors and manufacturers we need to make sure we limit the spread of pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites in the products we make from fresh fruit and vegetables. Read more to find out what you MUST do.
Using FDA Guidance Documents to Help You Write Your Good Manufacturing Practices and Policies
When writing Good Manufacturing Practises, my first stop is to check out the FDA’s guidance documents. These documents provide helpful advice as, while they not legally binding, they explain FDA’s current thinking on a topic to do with food regulations or dietary supplements. Specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited within the documents. The topics […]
Standard Operating Procedures are the Lab Instructions of Your Facility
For every form you fill out, you need instructions on how to complete the form accurately and what to do if the numbers are not within your specs. These instructions are standard operating procedures or SOPs for short.
Three Ways Good Manufacturing Practices Help You Make A More Consistent And Safer Food Product
What are good manufacturing practices and how can you use them to help your food business?
Prerequisite Programs Are The Core Of Your Food Safety Plan
Prerequisite programs should be in place before writing a food safety plan. What are prerequisite programs?
Which Food Safety Plan Should I have?
Both HACCP and Food Safety Plans use scientific information to investigate what the hazards of your product are and how they can be controlled. But which plan do you need?