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How much product insurance does a processor need?

May 7, 2019

My wife just got back from a trip with the kids, and somewhere along the way the windshield caught a rock. No big deal; that’s why we have insurance. But that event got me thinking about what types of insurance a food production facility should carry.

Consultants Corner

Add PC to your FS&Q

Use your FS&Q team and its data to bolster your process control initiatives.

Andrew Lorenz

April 10, 2019

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Do you use your food safety and quality (FS&Q) data to track your process control? If not, why not?

Two Meat Plant Workers Wearing Food Safety Apparel

Consultants Corner

Which FS+Q works best for you?

Andrew Lorenz

February 15, 2019

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I like to say the food industry is a dynamic landscape of innovation. A case in point is how the basic business model is ever changing.

Consultants Corner

Navigating FSMA's supplier management requirements

Andrew Lorenz

January 15, 2018

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Editorial Board member Andrew Lorenz discusses FSMA’s supplier management requirements and how processors can best meet them.

Acceptance inspection is checking what you are receiving to verify that it meets your specifications and requirements

2016 Food Safety Report

How acceptance inspection can improve safety, quality, bottom-line costs

Andrew Lorenz

March 25, 2016

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There are several misconceptions about what acceptance inspection is, what it is used for and even if it is valid in today’s world of third-party audits and government oversight.

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Validation: Is it a big deal or not?

Andrew Lorenz

January 4, 2016

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There has been a lot of talk, hype and hand-wringing over the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) validation data.

HIMP inspectors take 97 percent of their courses online

Consultants Corner

FSIS training data reveals troublesome trend

Records show inspectors took online training courses on a wide range of topics — many of which have little application to inspectors’ actual jobs.

Andrew Lorenz

November 9, 2015

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I have been asked quite a bit about food-safety training, for production employees and for quality assurance and other food-safety monitors.

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How to handle a Food Safety Assessment (FSA)

Andrew Lorenz

January 12, 2015

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It’s that time of the year (or every four years to be more exact). ... it’s time for your periodic Food Safety Assessment (FSA).

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How much product insurance does a processor need?

Add PC to your FS&Q

Which FS+Q works best for you?

Navigating FSMA's supplier management requirements

How acceptance inspection can improve safety, quality, bottom-line costs

Validation: Is it a big deal or not?

FSIS training data reveals troublesome trend

How to handle a Food Safety Assessment (FSA)

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