13th December 2016 | Leave a Comment

The Sanitary Transportation Rule

In this post, we’re going to cover the final rule of Sanitary Transportation of Human Food & Animal Food. 

30th November 2016 | 2 Comments

BRC FSMA Voluntary Module

The BRC FSMA Voluntary Module... BRC have issued the BRC FSMA Voluntary Module - FSMA Preventive Controls Preparedness Module & Guidance for BRC-certified Facilities. The BRC FSMA Voluntary Module is designed to be bolted-on to your BRC audit, and covers all additional requirements, above and beyond the normal BRC standard – that are required to [...]
15th November 2016 | 2 Comments

Structuring your preventive controls food safety plan

We show you how to pull together your preventive controls food safety plan to present to your inspector

Recall Plan
1st November 2016 | Leave a Comment

Preventive controls recall plan

We show you how to comply with FDA, plus our comparison to BRC Standard

18th October 2016 | 2 Comments

Process preventive controls

Process preventive controls explained!... In this post we’re going to cover the FDA’s requirements for process preventive controls and how they may differ from those required in the BRC Food Safety standard. This is one of a series of posts on preventive controls – if you would like to read the rest, you can find them here: [...]
4th October 2016 | Leave a Comment

Sanitation Preventive Controls

Sanitation preventive controls and how to comply with FDA. In this post we look at what’s required and how it may differ from BRC food safety requirements.

20th September 2016 | 2 Comments

Food Allergen Preventive Controls

Allergen preventive control for human food help and advice. Compliance with the FDA’s requirements, GMP and BRC Food Safety.

6th September 2016 | 6 Comments

Supply-chain preventive controls

Supply chain preventive controls: explained! Within the Preventive Control Rule for Human Food in subpart C: Hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls, §117.135 details the types of preventive controls that are required, these are:   Process preventive controls Food allergen preventive controls Sanitation preventive controls Supply-chain controls Recall plan ‘Other’ preventive controls In the following posts [...]
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
24th August 2016 | 8 Comments

Key learnings from my PCQI training

Having attended the FSPCA PCQI training for Lead Instructors for Human Food, here’s what I experienced and learned following my trip to the USA.

9th August 2016 | Leave a Comment

The solution to combining a HACCP and HARPC plan

Read this post to understand why a combined approach is necessary.

26th July 2016 | Leave a Comment

How NOT to tie your food defense plan up in knots

What threats to include in your vulnerability assessment so you don’t tie your food defense plan up in knots.

12th July 2016 | Leave a Comment

8 things you need to know about the FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule

In this article we explore what you need to know for your assessment to comply to the FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule.