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How to Implement FSMA 204 FDA Traceability Rule

Which Food Businesses Must Comply with FSMA 204 FDA Traceability Rule? Businesses…

Manufacturing Extension Partnership MEP resources, and grants

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Helps Companies Access Resources and Grants

What Services do MEP Centers Provide? MEP centers provide services in the…

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Amazon Food Safety Expectations for Suppliers

The Amazon requirement for third-party food safety certification applies to: Chilled and…

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Backflow Preventers in Food Industry Facilities

What is a Backflow Preventer and Where are They Needed? Backflow preventers…

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Food Facility Handwashing Requirements

What is required by the FDA? The Food and Drug Administration’s 21…

Food Industry Restroom Requirements. Bathroom

Food Facility Restrooms: Requirements and Best Practices

What are the Restroom Requirements for GFSI Facilities? Several GFSI schemes (i.e….

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Internal Audit Preparation Webinar – Recording and Summary

Internally Auditing to a Standard If you are desiring for your facility…

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Top 12 Grocery Stores & Retailers Requiring Food Safety Audits for Suppliers

Albertsons Food Safety Audit Expectations According to Albertsons, all food and food-contact…

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Food Safety Requirements for Selling Your Products at Walmart

Walmart Food Safety Requirements Walmart and Sam’s Club provide their food safety…

Whole Foods Market (WFM) suppliers must have a third-party food safety certificate. Showing a scanner as part of a traceability system.

Whole Foods Market Suppliers Need Food Safety Certification

Six Steps to Prepare for Your Whole Foods Market Food Safety Certification…

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What is HACCP Compliance vs. a HACCP Certificate vs. HACCP Certification?

HACCP Compliance HACCP Compliance is a requirement for facilities that are inspected…

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Episode 1: Introducing Validation and Verification

Definition of Validation & Verification The concepts of validation vs. verification are…

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Episode 2: Invalid Processes and Signs of Invalidation

Invalid Processes Invalid processes fail to work because they were either not…

Woman looking at a binder and inspecting for validation and verification of a food safety and quality program.

Episode 3: Long Term Planning of Validation & Verification

Validation in our Daily Lives Looking at validation of the larger facets…

Validation and Verification of Ice cream equipment in a factory.

Episode 4: Short Term Planning for Validation and Verification

Short-term Validation Assessment Benefits Where the sources of long-term validation in a…

Validation and verification processes while making cheese in a food factory

Ep 5: Validation & Verification of Critical Safety & Quality Equipment

Validating Equipment for a Recipe  Let’s begin by looking at validation of…

Validation of critical equipment in a butter factory. Close up of a conveyor line in a food manufacturing plant.

Episode 6: Regulatory Requirements and Challenge Studies

FDA regulated facilities that produce other types of food other than juice…

Close up of a metal detector conveyor to illustrate validating foreign material control equipment.

Episode 7: Validation and Verification of Metal Detectors and X-rays

Controversy About X-Rays and Metal Detectors Metal detectors and x-rays are commonly…

Demonstrating validation and verification in a smoked sausage meat plant.

Ep 8: Validation & Verification in Quality & Safety Certification Programs

ISO 9001 quality management requirements and GFSI programs operate on many similar…

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Free Food Safety & Quality A-Z Acronym Download

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Free Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Compliance Checklist

How-to Implement FSMA in a Food Business Kellerman Consulting’s free Food Safety…

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