Fight for Food Safety Government will wield criminal hammer Shawn K. Stevens February 4, 2016 No Comments Over the last three decades, the business of food safety has changed dramatically.Read More
Fight for Food Safety New Year suggestion: Reduce undeclared allergens Shawn K. Stevens January 19, 2016 No Comments As we look back on 2015, we see that allergens continue to upset the meat industry.Read More
Fight for Food Safety Let there be light! Give employees tasked with ensuring food safety the proper tools to do the job right. Shawn K. Stevens December 4, 2015 No Comments During the holidays, who doesn’t love the light that illuminates our surroundings and, by extension, our lives?Read More
Fight for Food Safety What’s your ‘food safety score?’ Shawn K. Stevens November 5, 2015 No Comments If I were to ask, on a scale of one to 10, how often food safety is discussed in your organization, what would you say?Read More
Fight for Food Safety Targeting troubled establishments Shawn K. Stevens October 1, 2015 No Comments The way FSIS conducts Food Safety Assessments (FSAs) is about to change.Read More
Fight for Food Safety Is it time to upgrade safe-handling warnings? Shawn K. Stevens September 4, 2015 No Comments Are the federally mandated safe-handling warnings present on every raw animal product outdated?Read More
Zero tolerance in raw pet food: Is your T-Bone next? Shawn K. Stevens August 6, 2015 No Comments For as long as the food industry has been processing raw animal products, many of those products could be sold to consumers despite the presence of many pathogens.Read More
Fight for Food Safety The 4 Cs of recall management Shawn K. Stevens July 7, 2015 No Comments Unfortunately, while recalls relating pathogens have declined, the overall number of industry recalls seems to be increasing.Read More
Fight for Food Safety Excellence in E. coli elimination Shawn K. Stevens June 4, 2015 No Comments So far, this year, there has not been a single recall of raw ground beef for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 or non O157 STECs (“E. coli”). Read More
Fight for Food Safety Want to avoid complaints? Then manage them. Shawn K. Stevens May 6, 2015 No Comments For nearly 15 years, I have helped meat processors deal with customer complaints. And, yes, I have probably “seen it all.” Read More