Let's talk about supplier and ingredient risk assessment. Food risk assessment is the process through which food safety or supplier compliance teams need to calculate a risk indicator for thousands of ingredients and hundreds of suppliers, so that they rank them in [...]
Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety at Queen's University Belfast, is sharing his thoughts on the contribution of predictive analytics to the food safety sector and academic research. We all want the ability to see into the future of course [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Not only because of the festive decorations and Christmas spirit, but also because of the countless traditional home-made desserts we bake to treat our family and friends, as we leave behind a [...]
Speaking of food safety, there are several decisions that should be made in order to ensure that a product distributed to the market, meets the highest standards. These decisions require information on ingredient hazards, potential risks, suppliers and so on. [...]
When working as a Food Safety professional, it is very challenging to deal with risk assessment. It is a vital yet complicated task that provides Food Safety and Quality Assurance teams with essential information for the decision-making process. But what [...]
Complexity is the keyword to characterize today the food supply chain of large food manufacturers and retailers. The food supply chain has become global. Therefore, consumers can now enjoy exquisite products that combine ingredients from around the world. However, this [...]
As a leader, dealing with the future is not a piece of cake. Especially, when it comes to challenging decisions that can cost product reputation and brand trust such as food safety issues. But what is happening behind the scenes [...]
For ages, milk and dairy products have been a staple of the diet of young and old around the world. In fact, milk contains nine essential nutrients, making it one of the most nutritious beverages one can enjoy. But, in [...]
Global Safety in the Case of Dairy Products Continuing the "Food Safety insights and lessons learned" series, we are moving into the dairy industry report this week. Via the accumulation of data for the case of dairy products over the past [...]