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AU: Australian food & beverage industry not prepared for crises
Food & Beverage: While many food companies are relatively well prepared to deal with product recall, they are under-prepared in the event of a crisis, according to a new survey. The Food and Grocery Product Recall Survey Report by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Victual also found that insurance cover across the industry is inadequate, leaving organisations vulnerable to potential costs of over $10 million in the event that something goes wrong.
Read the full article at the Food & Beveragee magazine website
AU: GS1, IBM and Microsoft collaborate to leverage GS1 standards in enterprise blockchain applications
Food & Beverage: GS1, the global business communications standards organisation recently announced a collaboration with IBM and Microsoft to leverage GS1 standards in their enterprise blockchain applications for supply chain clients.
Read the full article at the Food & Beverage Magazine website
US: Floodwater pathogens can’t be washed off of fresh produce
Food Safety News: Experts on fresh produce are warning of the dangers of eating fresh produce that has been touched by floodwaters. Fresh fruits and vegetables that have been inundated by flood waters cannot be adequately cleaned and should be destroyed,” according to the FDA.
Read the full article at the Food Safety News website
AU: Australian Food Safety Week 11 – 18 November 2017
Food Safety Information Council: The theme of Australian Food Safety Week 2017 will be ‘Is it done yet? Use a thermometer for great food, cooked safely every time’. Help us reduce the estimated 4.1million cases of food poisoning in our community each year by getting involved.
Read the full article at the Food Safety Information Council website
NZ: NZGAP meetings
Horticulture New Zealand: New Zealand GAP presented to growers and QA managers in Pukekohe last week, speaking about programme development over the last 12 months, the newly benchmarked NZGAP GLOBALG.A.P. equivalent programme, the Environment Management System (EMS) add-on, and GRASP.
Read the full story a the Horticulture New Zealand website
NZ: Food traceability evolution and trends seminars
GS1 New Zealand: Food traceability is a growing topic that will become more important in the near future. GS1 New Zealand and GS1 Germany are cooperating to run half-day seminars in eight New Zealand cities between 30 October and 7 November this year, to acquaint the food industry with the evolving situation domestically and internationally.
Read the full article at the GS1 New Zealand website
US: Sourcing irrigation water for agricultural safety
Global Food Safety Resource: Water used in irrigation is primarily used in the field, but it can also be used to wash tools, hands, holding tanks, containers, and other items. Here’s how the source of water affects the drive to maintain high standards and meet compliance.
Read the full article at the Global Food Safety Resource website
US: Impact of the global food safety initiative on food safety worldwide
Journal of Food Protection: Nearly 90% of these certified suppliers perceived GFSI as being beneficial for addressing their food safety concerns, and respondents were eight times more likely to repeat the certification process knowing what it entailed. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of these food manufacturers would choose to go through the certification process again even if certification were not required by one of their current retail customers.
Read the full article at the Journal of Food Protection website
AU: Fruit tattoos set to replace stickers and plastic packaging
ABC News: Tattoos on fruit are set to replace stickers as farmers seek out environmentally-friendly alternatives to labels for produce that already comes in its own natural packaging. Among those pursuing alternatives is Matthew Abbott from Rabbits Organics banana farm at Mena Creek in far-north Queensland.
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AU: What is organisational resilience and how is yours?
Australian government: Organisational resilience refers to a business’s ability to adapt and evolve as the global market is evolving, to respond to short term shocks—be they natural disasters or significant changes in market dynamics—and to shape itself to respond to long term challenges. Take the free organisational resilience HealthCheck.
Read the full article at the Australian government website