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SUMMARY:How to Build a Better Food Safety Training Program
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nOrganizations with a strong training program are 12 times more likely to have strong\, consistent adherence to established protocols on the floor. Join this webinar to explore this and dozens of other key findings from the 2026 Global Food Safety Training Survey. \nAs the most comprehensive research conducted on food manufacturer training programs\, this data provides an opportunity to benchmark your employee training program with industry peers to identify your strengths and opportunities for improvement. \nKey takeaways from the webinar will include: \n\nDozens of data points to leverage to help guide continuous improvement efforts in your training program\nInsights into best practices that can lead to better food safety outcomes on the floor\nHow to quantify the link between engaged employees and better performance\nHow AI is impacting food safety training\, and how you can leverage AI in your programs\n\nJoin us for this informative deep dive into the research and how to apply the findings.
URL:https://foodindustryexecutive.com/food-industry-webinar/how-to-build-a-better-food-safety-training-program/
CATEGORIES:Food Safety
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Impact of Pathogenic Spores on Milk Safety: From Farm to Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nSpore-forming pathogens present a persistent and complex challenge in dairy production\, with significant implications for product safety. These microorganisms\, particularly species of Clostridium and Bacillus\, are highly resilient in spore form\, capable of surviving pasteurization and other heat treatments\, and are commonly introduced through farm environments such as soil\, silage\, water\, and bedding. \nThis webinar will provide a focused exploration of spore-forming pathogens in the dairy supply chain\, beginning at the farm level and extending through processing and finished products. We will examine the primary sources and transmission pathways of spores\, and how on-farm practices directly influence downstream risks\, and mitigation strategies at the farm and processing levels. \nThe session will also cover current and emerging detection methods\, risk monitoring approaches\, and targeted mitigation strategies. By connecting farm management practices with manufacturing outcomes\, this webinar aims to equip dairy professionals with practical\, actionable strategies to mitigate risk\, improve milk quality\, and enhance product performance. \nLearning Objectives: By the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the major spore-forming pathogens relevant to dairy production (e.g.\, Clostridium spp.\, Bacillus spp.)\, including their biological characteristics and resistance mechanisms.\nExplain the primary on-farm sources and transmission pathways of spore contamination\, including the role of silage quality\, hygiene practices\, bedding materials\, and environmental exposure.\nAnalyze the impact of spore-forming pathogens on dairy processing and finished products\, including their role in dairy safety and quality.\nEvaluate current detection\, enumeration\, and monitoring methods for spore-formers\, including their advantages\, limitations\, and appropriate applications across the supply chain.\nApply targeted and integrated control strategies to reduce spore loads\, linking on-farm interventions (e.g.\, feed and hygiene management) with processing controls (e.g.\, clarification\, filtration\, thermal strategies\, etc).
URL:https://foodindustryexecutive.com/food-industry-webinar/understanding-the-impact-of-pathogenic-spores-on-milk-safety-from-farm-to-manufacturing/
CATEGORIES:Food Safety
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SUMMARY:Building a Stronger Food Safety Program in a Changing GFSI Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nAs GFSI requirements continue to evolve\, quality leaders are being asked to do more than maintain compliance. They are expected to strengthen programs\, reduce risk\, and support operational performance across the business. In this webinar\, FoodChain ID will provide perspective on the evolution of GFSI requirements and what those changes have meant for food and beverage manufacturers. \nOur expert speakers will share practical lessons from building and sustaining a strong quality program in a real-world facility environment. Together\, they will explore how quality managers can align systems\, culture\, and execution to meet rising expectations while creating lasting value for their organizations. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nUnderstand how GFSI requirements are evolving and what those changes signal for quality programs at food and beverage facilities\nLearn how strong quality programs connect systems\, culture\, and day-to-day execution rather than relying on documentation alone\nHear practical insights from an industry quality leader on what it takes to sustain consistency\, accountability\, and audit readiness\nLeave with ideas for strengthening your program in ways that support compliance\, operational confidence\, and long-term business value
URL:https://foodindustryexecutive.com/food-industry-webinar/building-a-stronger-food-safety-program-in-a-changing-gfsi-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Food Safety
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SUMMARY:A Practical Guide to Spoilage Investigation and Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nRoutine testing can flag spoilage\, but it often doesn’t explain root cause—or how to prevent recurrence. In this educational webinar\, Justin Cabrita and Dr. Martin Wiedmann share a practical\, investigation-driven approach to spoilage prevention using SMARTBIOME™ from bioMérieux—an innovative solution that combines high precision DNA analysis\, advanced bioinformatics\, data science\, an exclusive spoilers knowledge base\, and expert consulting. \nYou’ll learn how strategic sampling across raw materials\, in process environments\, and finished products can uncover hidden microbiological risks\, identify likely sources of spoilage\, guide targeted corrective actions\, and help verify the effectiveness of interventions. By translating complex microbiome data into actionable insights\, this approach helps reduce non-quality costs\, minimize scrap\, and strengthen confidence in product quality—while protecting your brand. \nKey takeaways: \n\nHow to progress from detection to root cause understanding and prevention\nHow metagenomics can help identify potential sources of spoilage risk in raw materials\, in-process\, and finished products\nHow microbiome insights can inform corrective and preventive strategies\, illustrated through real-world use cases\n\nThis session will focus on concepts\, examples\, and ways of thinking\, rather than prescriptive testing or corrective action plans\, which are highly site-specific.
URL:https://foodindustryexecutive.com/food-industry-webinar/a-practical-guide-to-spoilage-investigation-and-prevention/
CATEGORIES:Food Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T090000
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SUMMARY:VITAL 4.0 in Practice: How two manufacturers applied allergen risk assessment - and what they learned along the way
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThursday\, 18 June 2026 \n\nSession 1: 9:00 AM CEST (Berlin) / 3:00 PM SGT (Singapore)\nSession 2: 9:00 AM ET (New York) / 3:00 PM CEST (Berlin)\n\nLanguage: English \nLive captions available in German\, Spanish\, Italian\, Portuguese\, Hungarian and Greek \n\nWhat VITAL 4.0 implementation actually looks like \nThe VITAL 4.0 framework is well documented. What is harder to find is an account of what it looks like inside an actual facility – with real recipe complexity\, real data collection demands\, and real decisions about portion size\, cleaning validation\, and testing method selection. \nThis webinar provides exactly that. Cristina Romero\, Senior Product Manager for Food Allergens at Romer Labs\, presents two real VITAL 4.0 implementations: Altes Gewürzamt – a premium German spice manufacturer with 100+ recipes and six controlled allergens – and a global FMCG manufacturer managing allergen risk across a diverse food and nutrition portfolio. Both cases are presented with operational detail\, and key learnings. \nWhat you’ll take away \n\nWhere VITAL 4.0 implementation proved more demanding than expected – and what each team did about it\nWhy data collection consistently requires more effort than the calculation itself\nHow portion-size assumptions can change a PAL decision – and why this variable deserves more scrutiny\nWhere testing supports cleaning validation\, product verification\, and ongoing monitoring\nWhat to consider before starting your own VITAL implementation\n\nWho should attend \n\nQA and QC managers in food manufacturing\, food ingredients\, and food service supply\nFood safety and regulatory professionals navigating PAL decisions and VITAL adoption\nLaboratory managers responsible for allergen testing method selection and validation\nProduction managers involved in allergen management programme design\nTechnical decision-makers in procurement and retail specifying allergen management requirements
URL:https://foodindustryexecutive.com/food-industry-webinar/vital-4-0-in-practice-how-two-manufacturers-applied-allergen-risk-assessment-and-what-they-learned-along-the-way/
CATEGORIES:Food Safety,Foodservice,Manufacturing
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