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Understanding the Basics of Food Fraud

Food manufacturers remain high-value targets for fraudsters. Learn the basics of food fraud and how you and your frontline workers can prevent it.

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Batten Down the Hatches for the Manufacturing Headwinds of 2023

Manufacturers face new and greater challenges in 2023. Learn how to prepare and weather the storm with these training tips.

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New Program Enables Companies to Customize Food Safety Culture Training

Intertek Alchemy is excited to announce a new customized, online food safety culture training program for food industry leaders that builds and maintains an informed culture coalition within their organizations.

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New FDA Food Traceability Proposal and What it Means for You

Last week, the FDA issued its proposal for new food traceability record keeping requirements. The new rules would extend beyond existing regulations for any company that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds certain foods. For many in our industry, this is a radical shift in data management and tracking for ingredients and products. Here are four ways to prepare.

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Putting Culture Front and Center During World Quality Week

This year’s World Quality Week focuses on corporate culture’s role in delivering quality, enabling companies and people to do the right thing for all their stakeholders. We’d like to give a round of applause and appreciation to the quality professionals at our 1,500 food manufacturing clients.

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Food and Safety Stats that Should Give You the Willies this Halloween

Halloween is a time of tricks and treats. We have some food and workplace safety stats that might haunt you. But of course we have treats to make your environment not so scary.

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Steps Manufacturers Can Take to Minimize Quiet Quitting and Mass Resignations

The U.S. economy saw more than 47 million people quit their jobs last year. Of those who remained, more than half admit to being “quiet quitters.” That could place tremendous risk to your food safety culture. Here’s what you can do now.

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Prepare Now for BRCGS Issue 9 Audits in February

BRCGS Issue 9 audits begin in February. Our VP of Consulting Jeff Chilton shares how you can get ready now.

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10 Lessons to Learn from the Abbott Baby Formula Recall

Abbott Nutrition will forever be tied to this year’s baby formula shortage disaster because it fell short on so many levels to keep products safe at its plant in Sturgis, Michigan. Jeff Chilton shares 10 lessons every food manufacturer should take away from this event.

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