FSMA - Page 1 | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

Strategies for using refurbished equipment in snack and bakery production

When does it make sense to refurbish equipment?

November 20, 2020

Cost, safety, efficiency, footprint, operator familiarity, and the ability to meet regulations are among the key factors that snack and bakery facilities need to consider when deciding whether to keep and refurbish an old piece of equipment, or send it to the scrap heap and buy new.

Using food safety technology to improve snack and bakery product quality

Companies seek to improve their food safety software and technology.

Liz Parker Kuhn

November 16, 2020

There are many ways to improve food safety using software and technology. Blockchain, going paperless, and audit software are just a few options, and many companies are constantly innovating and improving their technologies.

Improving snack and bakery production efficiency through smart design and production

Improving snack and bakery efficiency through smart design and production

Snack and bakery companies have many pathways toward improved efficiency

Ed Finkel

November 18, 2019

Achieving greater efficiency in snack food and bakery plants can come from a variety of different initiatives. The initial design and construction of facilities can be thoughtfully laid out and executed with efficiency in mind.

Preparing for impending FSMA regulatory deadlines

Earl Arnold

March 15, 2019

Do you have your food defense plan in place? July 26, 2019 is the compliance deadline for the FDA's final rule on Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against International Adulteration under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

The American Bakers Association highlights its 2019 regulatory priorities

Robb MacKie

March 12, 2019

Even though the year started in a partial government shutdown, the government relations team from the American Bakers Association (ABA) continued to push forward on several key regulatory initiatives.

AIB helps grain millers meet FSMA requirements

September 14, 2017

AIB International has joined forces with the Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry IGP Institute to present a three-day FSMA-focused course.

Bakery kill-step validation to comply with FSMA

January 11, 2017

In order to help bakers comply with FSMA requirements, AIB International has developed kill-step validation procedures for several products.

Improving snack and bakery facility food safety for FSMA compliance

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

December 15, 2016

The combined snack and bakery industries continually work toward improving operational best practices related to preventative food-safety concerns. However, this fundamental aspect of manufacturing has commanded the spotlight over the past few years as the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) come into effect.

How to prepare for FSMA regulatory inspections

Leonard L. Steed

November 9, 2016

Handling FDA and state regulatory inspections has never been easy, but at least companies knew what records they had to share and how to deliver a uniform company message by using designated plant spokespeople.

AIB launches FDA Preparedness Inspection to measure regulatory readiness

October 5, 2016

With certain provisions of the FDA’s Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) now in effect, like the preventive controls rule, FDA inspectors are changing their approach to food plant inspections.