Fieldale Farms Wins 8th Food Quality Award
Award Presented at Food Safety Summit
Fieldale Farms Further Processing Division was awarded the 8th Annual Food Quality Award, sponsored by DuPont Qualicon and presented by Food Quality magazine, at the recent Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes companies making exceptional contributions to food safety and customer satisfaction with a
positive impact on business results. read more...
Upcoming Webinars
Protecting the Food Supply from Terrorists What the Food Industry Needs to Know:
In Conjunction with CfPA
June 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EST)
90 Minute Accredited Online Training
This 90-minute accredited online course provides an introduction to the topic of food terrorism. It provides the historical background and context which explain the current high degree of interest in the topic. The course also provides a comprehensive overview to both the FDA and USDA perspectives on the topic. The course concludes with an introduction to CARVER + shock, a risk assessment tool adapted from military offensive targeting prioritization to evaluate the vulnerabilities in any food processing system.
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Quality Control and Flavor Usage in Foods In Conjunction with CfPA
June 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EST)
90 Minute Accredited Online Training Description
This 90-minute accredited training is an in-depth analysis of the nature of flavors. Flavors are viewed by many as one of the most, if not the most, important aspect of a successful food product. When using flavors it is important to understand how they are made and how they are regulated so decisions that can affect a product's outcome can be made with intelligence and confidence. Issues that are crucial in today's market will be reviewed, including Natural, GMO, Organic, Allergens, Terrorism and NLEA labeling as they revolve around flavors and the end product are also discussed. Sensory evaluation techniques are reviewed as well as flavor stability, emulsion technology, fats and citrus oil stabilization techniques. Overall this is a truly in-depth hour and a half on flavor technology and necessary aspects to insure quality control for flavors throughout the process. Register Online
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Measurement and Control of Water Activity for Product Safety
Featuring: Brady Carter, MS a Research Scientist at Decagon Devices, Inc. Before joining Decagon, he was an Assistant Research Scientist at Washington State University. Mr. Carter received his bachelor degree in Botany from Weber State University in 1997 and his master's degree in Cereal Chemistry from Washington State University in 1999.
Challenges in Implementing HACCP: Validation & Verification
Featuring: Donald Schaffner, Rutgers University Pascal Yvon, AES-Chemunex, Inc. Rick Biros, Carpe Diem Communications, A Wiley Company Please click the following link to access the recorded session:
