Tag: "Verification"

• The importance of Identifying Specific Goals in Environmental Monitoring

  Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Food Production and Safety, Hygiena

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  Working to identify specific goals within your environmental monitoring program allows you to serve multiple complementary purposes. Although there isn’t a universally recognised framework for environmental monitoring, there are some approaches which are consistent with other parts of food safety and quality management e.g. HACCP. Environmental monitoring programs include a variety of tests e.g. ATP and indicator organisms to pathogens, allergens and spoilage organisms. Samples are collected...

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• Environmental monitoring for spoilage organisms

  Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Food Production and Safety, Microbiology, Hygiena

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  What is Environmental monitoring for spoilage organisms? Environmental monitoring is used by food production companies to plan for microbial spoilage organisms as it allows them to address the issues as they arise. Quality management systems are useful because spoilage incidents can happen at irregular times. Without consistent monitoring, chronic issues can go unseen. Processing environments are considered to be the main contributor to microbial quality issues. Manufacturers use...

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• Recognising Food Safety and Quality Issues

  Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Food Production and Safety, Hygiena

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  Recognising Food Safety and Quality Issues As the world increasingly recognises food safety and food quality failures, there's more emphasis on the environmental monitoring programs. In this blog, we discuss strategies and programs which are designed to help avoid cross-contamination of the finished product. Food processing and distribution facilities' environments are recognised as a source of chemical compounds, biological agents and physical hazards that could have a detrimental effect on...

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