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What is Whole Genome Sequencing? Should you use this tool or is it too risky? Join Bryan Armentrout of the Food Leadership Group and Shawn Stevens of The Food Industry Counsel for a discussion of what you need to know regarding this emerging technology. Shawn is always a great guest so bring your input and questions to what will be a great discussion. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:44 Whole Genome Sequencing 00:06:29 Food Safety Enforcement 00:13:29 Environmental Monitoring 00:20:45 FDA use of WGS 00:26:05 Industry Testing 00:31:05 WGS and Food Safety 00:46:00 FDA Regulations 00:50:02 WGS and Investigations 00:56:21 WGS Activity

What is Whole Genome Sequencing? Should you use this tool or is it too risky? Join Bryan Armentrout of the Food Leadership Group and Shawn Stevens of The Food Industry Counsel for a discussion of what you need to know regarding this emerging technology. Shawn is always a great guest so bring your input and questions to what will be a great discussion.

What competencies do you need to be successful in your Food Safety Career? What is changing and how will it impact your future? Join host Bryan Armentrout of The Food Leadership Group with Jill Stuber and Tia Glave of Catalyst Consulting for what will be an enlightening conversation. See you this Friday at 10 am Eastern

What competencies do you need to be successful in your Food Safety Career? What is changing and how will it impact your future? Join host Bryan Armentrout of The Food Leadership Group with Jill Stuber and Tia Glave of Catalyst Consulting for what will be an enlightening conversation.

What do you do if you suspect you may have foreign material in your product? Do you throw it all away? Do you know if your suppliers are sending you foreign material in your ingredients? Join Bryan Armentrout and Kurt Westmoreland of Flex XRay Commercial Services to discuss the specialized service his company provides. 00:00 Introduction 04:38 Foreign Material Detection 08:24 Importance of Detection 13:01 X-Ray Detection 19:59 Industry Detection 25:09 Plan Validation 30:39 New Airport Security 34:07 Supplier Verification 38:59 QC Controls 44:20 Unusual Items Found 50:20 GMP's 53:27 Foreign Material Management

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What do you do if you suspect you may have foreign material in your product? Do you simply throw it all away? Do you know if your suppliers are sending you foreign material in your ingredients? Join Bryan Armentrout and Kurt Westmoreland of Flex XRay Commercial Services for a discussion of the specialized service his company provides. Join us this Friday at 10 am Eastern and don't forget to bring your favorite beverage.

Food Fraud and Quality Control go hand in hand. You need to focus on both to be successful. This week we welcome Dr. Joe DeFeo of the Juran Institute to talk about this important subject. What trends to you need to be aware of? What risks are in your system now that you need to mitigate? Join us this Friday at 10 am Eastern and bring your favorite beverage and questions for Bryan and Joe. See you then!

Food Fraud and Quality Control go hand in hand. It would be best if you focused on both to be successful. This week we welcome Dr. Joe DeFeo of the Juran Institute to discuss this important subject. What trends do you need to be aware of? What risks are in your system now that you need to mitigate? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:01 Food Fraud Prevalence 00:10:19 Misrepresentation of Products 00:15:12 Food Authenticity 00:20:04 Transparency and QC 00:27:45 Food Safety and Quality 00:32:43 Supply Chain 00:39:45 Wine Industry Issues 00:42:47 More Supply Chain 00:48:14 Fraud Prevention 00:54:58 Quality Management of Risks 01:00:17 Industry Experts

This week Bryan Armentrout and special guest Alicia Swanson bring up a subject that causes a lot of pain in the food industry, Foreign Supplier Verification. FDA issues more 483 notifications for FSVP than any other regulation. Who is your importer of record? What do you need to do to verify the supplier? What should you do if you get audited? Bring your questions and your favorite beverage - see you then!

We have all heard of artificial intelligence. How is it going to shape the future of food safety? Did you know it's already in use in Dubai? This is an exciting time of innovation and change, don't be left in the past. Bryan Armentrout and Cori Muse discuss some of the actual and potential uses of artificial intelligence. Is this a tool for good - or something else... Join use this Friday for what will be an inspirational talk. Bring your favorite beverage and your ideas. The future is ours to make.

We have all heard of artificial intelligence. How is it going to shape the future of food safety? Did you know it's already in use in Dubai? This is an exciting time of innovation and change, don't be left in the past. Bryan Armentrout and Cori Muse discuss some of the actual and potential uses of artificial intelligence. Is this a tool for good - or something else...

This week Bryan Armentrout and Jose Sabal talk about how FDA approaches recall classifications. Did you know that not all recalls are treated the same? What is most likely to be a Class 1 versus a Class 2? What is a Class for recalls anyway? Join us this Friday at 10 am Eastern for what will be an enlightening conversation. Bring your questions and your favorite beverage.

This week Bryan Armentrout and Jose Sabal talk about how FDA approaches recall classifications. Did you know that not all recalls are treated the same? What is most likely to be a Class 1 versus a Class 2? What is a Class for recalls anyway? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:44 What is a recalled product? 00:13:04 Prohibited acts 00:19:54 States do this, too 00:26:23 Listeria recall 00:29:11 Evaluate recall risk 00:30:31 How to prepare for a recall 00:38:19 Your FS Plan is important 00:43:30 What is an effective plan? 00:47:02 Class 1 and 2 recalls 00:56:23 Classifications 00:57:46 Allergen recalls

When FDA does a swab-a-thon in your production facility, they seem to always find pathogens. Yet, your program didn't find any. Why does your program miss them? What should you do about this? This week Bryan Armentrout is joined by Melissa Calicchia of Food Micro Labs. If you want to sleep well at night, you must have a bullet-proof EM program in place. Bring your favorite beverage and tons of questions for what will be an amazing chat. We'll see you here this Friday at 10 am Eastern.

When FDA does a swab-a-thon in your production facility, they seem to always find pathogens. Yet, your program didn't find any. Why does your program miss them? What should you do about this? This week Bryan Armentrout is joined by Melissa Calicchia of Food Micro Labs. If you want to sleep well at night, you must have a bullet-proof EM program in place. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:47 EM & False Security 00:24:12 Abstract vs Concrete 00:33:08 Sanitary Design 00:38:29 Sampling Program 00:43:33 What is TQM? 00:51:14 Escalation program 00:57:47 Team Messaging

Why is networking critical to your career success? Isn't networking for social butterflies and schmoozers? Doesn't my hard work speak for itself when it comes time for a promotion or the next opportunity? No and no. Join Bryan Armentrout and the founders of Catalyst - Tia Glave and Jill Stuber for a discussion of why this is such a critical part of your career, and your growth. We'll see you this Friday at 10 am Eastern. Bring your favorite beverage and your questions for the chat. See you then!

Why is networking critical to your career success? Isn't networking for social butterflies and schmoozers? Doesn't my hard work speak for itself when it comes time for a promotion or the next opportunity? No and no. Join Bryan Armentrout and the founders of Catalyst - Tia Glave and Jill Stuber for a discussion of why this is such a critical part of your career, and your growth. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:51 Curiosity and networking 00:08:06 Why networking is important 00:13:31 Food safety is not a competition 00:20:22 Build relationships 00:22:51 Have a giving mentality 00:24:40 Importance of networking 00:29:47 Build your network 00:34:16 Be curious 00:40:11 Get involved 00:45:24 Share your knowledge 00:49:37 Professional and social relationships 00:57:13 Upcoming activity

Sanitation is the cornerstone of your food safety program. If your equipment is dirty, nothing else matters, you are going to make potentially unsafe food. Join Bryan Armentrout and Kara Mikkleson of ChemStation for a primer on sanitation. If you want to succeed at anything, you must practice and understand the fundamentals. Blocking and tackling. Joins us this Friday for a review of Sanitation and what you need to implement daily. Bring your questions and favorite beverage to the show this Friday at 10 am Eastern.

Sanitation is the cornerstone of your food safety program. If your equipment is dirty, nothing else matters, you are going to make potentially unsafe food. Join Bryan Armentrout and Kara Mikkleson of ChemStation for a primer on sanitation. If you want to succeed at anything, you must practice and understand the fundamentals. Blocking and tackling.

This week Bryan Armentrout and Alicia Swanson talk about how you should prepare for audits. Do you actually pressure test your system prior and look for issues or do you just hope for the best? We'll give you some real-world tips and advice on how you can use your audit for what it was meant to be - a tool for improvement. Bring your favorite beverage and questions for what will be a value-filled chat.

This week Bryan Armentrout and Alicia Swanson talk about how you should prepare for audits. Do you actually pressure test your system prior and look for issues or do you just hope for the best? We'll give you some real-world tips and advice on how you can use your audit for what it was meant to be - a tool for improvement. Bring your favorite beverage and questions for what will be a value-filled chat. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:24 What is GFSI? 00:08:50 Certification Bodies 00:15:24 Accredited audits 00:20:06 Understand the standard 00:27:32 How to prepare for an audit 00:33:43 Regulatory versus Standards 00:39:13 Show the auditor you care 00:45:34 Consulting audits to prepare 00:54:28 Challenge a finding 00:58:48 Why you need help

This week Bryan Armentrout and Kara Mickelson of ChemStation discuss a topic that has, or will, impact your business. Can you have both food safety and sustainability? What are the risks and potential unintended consequences of pursuing these new programs? It pays to tread carefully and ensure your company is considering food safety when looking at sustainability or you may end up worse than you started. Join us this Friday for a discussion on this fascinating topic. Bring your coffee and questions - see you there!

This week Bryan Armentrout and Kara Mickelson of ChemStation discuss a topic that has or will, impact your business. Can you have both food safety and sustainability? What are the risks and potential unintended consequences of pursuing these new programs? It pays to tread carefully and ensure your company is considering food safety when looking at sustainability or you may end up worse than you started. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:37 Sustainability byproduct 00:12:16 Sanitation preventive controls 00:18:28 Who sets the metrics? 00:21:42 Define your terms and standards 00:26:53 Impact on the producer 00:32:30 Due diligence 00:37:18 Awareness 00:41:42 Environmental monitoring standards 00:47:04 Are they truly living it? 00:52:42 Understand your target audience

Bryan Armentrout and Jose Sabal talk about an area of your Food Safety program that often gets overlooked, physical hazards. These types of consumer complaints are preventable, but they require focus and a strategic plan of attack. Join us this Friday at 10 am Eastern for a live discussion of this important topic, and a bonus area that most people overlook.