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Food safety is critical just before the consumer receives product, plated or packaged.

ARTICLES

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Survey shows most Americans remain confused about GMOs

69% of consumers are not confident they know what GMOs are, and less than a third of Americans (32%) say they are comfortable with the use of GMOs in their food products.
October 9, 2018
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GMO Answers, an initiative committed to responding to consumer questions about how their food is grown, released the findings of a new YouGov survey, finding that a majority of Americans aren't confident they definitely know what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are.
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Using IOT in the food service industry

IOT remote monitoring of key assets should be a top operations priority
Melanie Bradley
October 7, 2018
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The deployment of an IoT solution provides a “second pair of eyes” that continuously manages and monitors key equipment within the facility, freeing up time to perform other critical, necessary tasks and activities.
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Fighting food fraud with the right tools

Analytical and software tools make it easier to manage suppliers and weed out fraudulent ones
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October 5, 2018
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Severin Weiss, CEO of SpecPage and an expert in integrated software process solutions for recipe-based food and beverage processors, thinks PLM (product lifecycle management) and PDM (product data management) are two sets of tools that can help food processors avoid using fraudulent ingredients from less-than-scrupulous suppliers.


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Food scientists study how virtual reality can alter consumers' tastebuds

Panelists rated the pungency of the blue cheese significantly higher in the cow barn setting than in the sensory booth or the virtual park bench.
October 5, 2018
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Food scientists from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., used virtual reality (VR) to show how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to "Dynamic Context Sensory Testing–A Proof of Concept Study Bringing Virtual Reality to the Sensory Booth."
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Walmart, Sam's Club utilize blockchain technology to achieve end-to-end food traceability

The aim is to now extend the technology to help reduce the number of people who fall ill during food incidents while at the same time reducing losses for retailers and suppliers during a recall.
October 4, 2018
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Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Sam’s Club will ask suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability back to the farm using blockchain technology by this time next year.
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EVENTS

Featured Event

5/6/19 to 5/9/19
Donald Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
United States

Food Safety Summit

At the 20th Annual Food Safety Summit we will address the importance of food safety throughout the supply chain and how each community that makes up the ecosystem is connected. It is vital to understand not only your roles and responsibilities but also those in the rest of the process. With case studies, educational sessions, peer-to-peer conversations, and new technologies, we will provide a wide range of applicable, real world solutions to identified needs and situations for the food community. Read More

DOCUMENTS AND FILES

Workshop 1: Tuesday, May 9

January 10, 2018

The Latest in Listeria Control, Part 1.

Sponsored by:Roka

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Workshop 2: Tuesday, May 9

January 10, 2018

Preventive Controls & Sanitary Food Transportation Act (SFTA): The Basics and Sustainment.

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Workshop 4: Tuesday, May 9

January 10, 2018

Integrated Food Safety System Update.

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

Hot Topics in Food Safety.

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 6: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

Foodborne Outbreaks 101: Introduction to Outbreak Investigation.

Sponsored by:Alchemy

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 7: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

Are You Overlooking Physical Hazards in Your Hazard Analysis?

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 9: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

Responding to the Food Industry's 2AM Call - Food Safety Crisis Communications Planning and the Use of Social Media.

Sponsored by:Covance

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 11: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

The Importance of the Environmental Component of Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations.

Sponsored by:roka

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 12: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

How Strong Food Safety Systems Enable Food Rescue Programs to Reduce Food Waste.

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.

Session 13: Wednesday, May 10

January 10, 2018

Food Defense Perspectives Within a Food Protection Landscape.

Presented at the 2017 Food Safety Summit.