A renewed appreciation of the power of technology is one of Covid-19’s enduring on-trade symptoms according to Food Alert’s operations director Mike Williams.
Virtual communication has become the norm and, for most of us, our ‘screen time’ has increased enormously since March,” Williams says. “It has also enabled things that were once deemed impossible to be possible – from GPs running virtual patient appointments to teachers hosting online classes.”
He adds that hospitality compliance hasn’t been immune to this digitisation, with tech solutions likely here to stay even among operators who’d previously fallen back on excuses including being “too busy”, “too much hassle” and “this is how we’ve always done it” to thwart the virtual takeover.
ProAmpac Facilities Received SQF Food-Quality Certifications in 2020
Five ProAmpac facilities were certified to the Safe Quality Food (SQF) program in 2020: Appleton, Wis.; Cary, Ill.; Richmond, Quebec City; Rochester, N.Y.; and Wrightstown, Wis.
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Mar 8th, 2021 There are now 18 ProAmpac facilities that hold SQF certification issued through the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), which requires the establishment of a rigorous, comprehensive food safety program through every step of the supply chain. “Our SQF certifications provide customers assurances that they will receive the same packaging made in adherence to the same quality systems from multiple plants throughout the ProAmpac network,” said Corey Peterson, director of quality.
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Food safety expert raises concern around home food selling
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Food safety experts worry about a lack of compliance from home setups as many turn a hobby into a business during lockdown.
A sharp rise in home food selling during the COVID-19 pandemic could pose a threat to health and safety, according to food safety specialists Bureau Veritas.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has already highlighted the “concerning” increase in people selling food largely through social media but failing to register as a food business. Now, Bureau Veritas is urging entrepreneurial cooks to check and follow their compliance requirements before selling food – or risk fines from the local authority.
February 26, 2021
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â Kleen Kraft Services of Commerce, Calif., recently earned the Hygienically Clean certification for Food Safety. Kleen Kraft has been serving the uniform rental and facility maintenance needs of Southern California since 1951. This certification accomplishment reflects this laundryâs commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and its capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing
The Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification confirms the laundryâs dedication to compliance and processing garments and linens using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation, the focal point for inspectorsâ evaluation of critical control points (CCPs) that minimize risk. The independent, third-party inspection must confirm essential evidence that: