Conducting a hazard analysis is like a physician diagnosing a patient. Every patient has a different medical history (i.e. foundation). A physician considers the patient’s medical history, but the physician’s focus is on the condition causing the patient’s illness. Every establishment process rests upon different prerequisite programs…
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FTCLDF & Tetons Slow Food Host Wyoming Food Policy and the Future of Food in Jackson on October 2
We at Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) teamed up with Slow Food in the Tetons for the Farm to Fork Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3! On Friday night October 2 we are hosting…
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Definitions
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 417.1 definitions are 9 CFR Part 417 language. In other words, they have regulatory meaning only within the context of 9 CFR 417. Apply these definitions improperly and you create a false HACCP requirement and noncompliance…
Is Your Farm Covered by the FSMA Produce Rules?
This article focuses on the aspects of the FSMA most relevant to farms we assist. The FSMA standards were structured to roll out in phases and the largest businesses were the first required to meet deadlines by which they must adopt certain food safety practices, followed by the smaller players. We will focus here on small and very…
Free Webinar: Raw Butter Safety and Health with a Microbiologist
Our own Executive Director Alexia Kulwiec will interview microbiologist Peg Coleman for this free raw butter webinar. Both are eager to help you understand butter’s rightful place on the kitchen table. Peg holds two Masters of Science degrees…