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01 Sep 2014
Food Safety in China Matters Everywhere | Ecolab @ GFSC 2015
Foodborne illness is a growing public health problem around the globe – and one that continues to evolve. In emerging markets, diets are shifting in focus from grains to proteins, which carry a higher risk profile and greater hygiene requirement. These diet shifts – along with population growth – mean 75 to 100 percent more […]
Blog
15 Feb 2018
People Are Eating Differently Today
We’re eating on the go. We’re ordering in. We’re demanding “fresh,” “organic,” “local,” “healthy” foods. We care how our foods are grown, processed and prepared. And we have a world of information at our fingertips informing and influencing our food choices. The restaurants, supermarkets and food processing plants that Ecolab serves recognize these trends […]
Blog
16 Mar 2017
Case Study
Tom and Tatiana on the Current State of the Food Safety Industry
Following the Global Food Safety Conference, we sat down for a conversation with Tatiana Lorca and Tom Ford. Tatiana is the Sr. Manager of Food Safety Education and Training, for the Food and Beverage Division of Ecolab. Tom is the Vice President of Food Safety within the Global Retail Services Division, also of Ecolab. The […]
Blog
11 Feb 2019
GFSI Conference
Protecting Produce
Food safety is in the news and contaminated produce has been a major culprit in 2018. The North American romaine lettuce recall just before the holidays left store shelves bare and consumers scrambling to modify their menus. The resulting financial losses were compounded by a loss of consumer confidence. Protecting the food chain demands insight, […]
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31 Mar 2021
Sponsored Content
The Time to Digitise is Now
/SPONSORED CONTENT/ While the COVID-19 pandemic has created many obstacles for the food industry, enterprising manufacturers are speeding up their digitization plans to overcome these barriers. In the process, they are realizing that new digital tools can have transformative effects across their organisations. Digital technologies aren’t just providing short term benefits. They are changing the […]
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01 Mar 2021
Sponsored Content
Advancing Food Industry Innovation
/SPONSORED CONTENT/ If there’s one thing we’ve learned within the food industry during the last year, it’s that digital innovation is absolutely essential. It’s essential for maximizing operations and for ensuring food safety, quality and sustainability. This was true before COVID-19, but the pandemic has shone a bright light on the systems, processes and technologies […]
Blog
01 Feb 2017
Global Markets
Food Safety Enabling Growth and Economic Progress
Viewing food safety through the lens of risk management is the prevailing practice today. However, if the focus changed, companies would find that food safety can move beyond risk mitigation to become a source of growth and economic progress. Viewing food safety through the lens of risk management is the prevailing practice today. However, if […]
Blog
15 Jan 2020
GFSI Conference
Ensuring Food Safety and Reducing Food Waste Go Hand in Hand
As consumer demands for sustainable food practises increase, more and more retailers and foodservice operators are finding ways to reduce their environmental impact. We’ve seen this recently with the movement to ban plastic straws in 2018 and the rise in plant-based meat popularity in 2019. Many retailers and foodservice operators have adapted quickly […]
Blog
12 Feb 2020
GFSI Conference
Food Safety Starts With Frontline Workers
You’ve probably never heard of Hermann Ebbinghaus – he’s a 19th century German psychologist who developed what’s called “The Forgetting Curve,” which shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt made to retain it. So how does Dr. Ebbinghaus’ work connect to food safety? His work is more applicable than […]
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11 Jun 2021
Sponsored Content
Keeping our guard up against foodborne illness
/SPONSORED CONTENT/ It can seem challenging to find positive takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s one silver lining for the food industry that’s worth noting: a drop in foodborne illness. In the last year, studies have shown our global measures to protect against coronavirus —wearing face coverings, physical distancing, enhancing hygiene and disinfection practices […]
Blog
16 Mar 2017
Case Study
Taking Action on Connected Data to Improve Food Safety
It’s a period of great change, globally, for food safety in the food retail industry. Changing consumer demands, traceability advances, and the evolving regulatory environment have made food safety across the supply chain more complex than ever. There is also an explosion in the availability of digital data on food safety. The challenge is how […]
Blog
31 Aug 2015
Preparing for FSMA: Global implications, current status and where to find help
Consumer confidence is a key driver of today’s global food system, and the expectations for food safety are high. It’s expected that everyone involved in producing, processing, transporting and selling food is doing everything they reasonably can to prevent problems and make food safe – and governments around the world are working to meet consumer […]
News Update
08 Feb 2018
Meet the Special Sessions Speakers at GFSC 2018
Join us for breakfast and great conversation with leading industry experts at the Global Food Safety Conference. We have an action packed week with all sorts of opportunities for delegates at this year’s conference in Tokyo. Outside the auditorium, there will also be a range of Special Sessions featuring industry experts discussing the hottest topics in food […]
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21 Mar 2022
Sponsored Content
Sustainable Food Safety in a Changing Labor Market
Many of our conversations about sustainability focus on natural resources, and rightfully so. We have an obligation to care for the environment in which we live, especially when that environment is growing and raising our food. However, the last several years have shown it is also crucial to consider the sustainability of the systems that […]
Blog
09 Apr 2019
GFSI Conference
How to Keep Our Food Supply Safe in a Hotter, Drier and More Crowded World
Experts predict that by the mid-century there will be close to 10 billion people on the planet. That means that there will be a need for additional food to accommodate this growing population. Additionally, global megatrends such as climate change, economic and population growth and urbanisation are all changing the way we eat and think […]
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