Volume 6, Issue 6

In This Issue:

Articles:

• Featured Article: Creating Transparency and Trust in Global Food Chains
• How to Improve your Processes with Lean Six Sigma

Blog Article:

• Common Non-conformities to a GFSI Scheme: What To Watch For

New GFSR Content:

• The Food Safety Modernization Act
• The Produce Rule
• The Preventive Controls Rule
• The Foreign Supplier Verification Act
• The Safe Food for Canadians Act

Articles

Featured Article: Creating Transparency and Trust in Global Food Chains - By John Keogh  - The concepts of transparency and trust present a formidable paradox in that scholars have difficulty in agreeing which comes first. A recent literature review uncovered a lot of unanswered questions: is transparency an...READ MORE

How to Improve your Processes with Lean Six Sigma - By Joan Martino  - What if the flow-through of products in your operations was on-time, in-full, and had no errors or in-conformities ever? Is that even possible? Many factors affect production and no matter how many checks and balances we have in place, errors...READ MORE

Blog: Common Non-conformities to a GFSI Scheme: What To Watch For - By Mark Mendonca - In an industry where there is an abundance of auditable schemes, standards, regulations, and requirements, it is little wonder that even the most seasoned professional can become confused...READ MORE

New GFSR Content

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) – An Overview - The primary purpose of the American Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is to improve food safety standards by changing both industry’s and government’s approach to food safety from reactive to preventive. ...READ MORE

Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA): Produce Rule - As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several rules to clarify regulatory requirements. The rule regarding Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce...READ MORE

Three Things You Need to Know about Preventive Controls - As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the US Food and Drug Administration has issued several rules to further clarify the requirements of the regulations, one of which relates to Current Good Manufacturing Practice, ...READ MORE

Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers - As part of the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several rules to further clarify the requirements of the regulations. This is one of these rules, which was developed after...READ MORE

Safe Food for Canadians Act – An Overview - As the name suggests, the purpose of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) is to make food safer for Canadians. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that oversees food safety was originally created under the Food and Drug Act. However, four different...READ MORE

White Paper:  Food Quality & Safety Survey 2016  - This Survey Results Report is the outcome from the Food Quality & Safety Survey conducted by Sparta Systems in February 2016. DOWNLOAD NOW

Calendar of Events
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Featured show: IFT16 -- July 16-19, 2016 McCormick Place Chicago, IL USA

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