Ashlar Consulting Group

11/16/2017

Today, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), along with the British Standards Institute released a revised guide aimed at food businesses. The guide shares advice on how to protect their food and drink supply from potential risks.

11/14/2017

Supplier Verification Programs are essential to a robust food safety program, and a requirement for the newly implemented FSMA regulations. Here are the key elements of the FSVP portion of the rule and some tips for implementation.

As one of the newly added Food Safety Modernization Act requirements regulated by the FDA, the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule requires all importers and brokers to be responsible for their foreign suppliers through enhanced supply chain management. This article summarizes the key...

11/14/2017

Consumers don’t realize costs of “clean” food: study

Consumers consistently say they want foods without additives, preservatives, excessive processing or anything on the label they can’t pronounce. And meat companies are competing to provide consumers...

09/26/2017

Prepared for SQF version 8?

All SQF Audits conducted after January 2, 2018 will be audited to the SQF Code Edition 8 requirements. Companies now must take time to understand the revised requirements and reassess SQF systems to bring them into compliance with the updated standards.

09/25/2017

Need help interpreting the new Salmonella Compliance Guideline or update to the Appendix A? We're here to help!

After 18 years, FSIS has updated Appendix A and other agency guidance on ensuring compliance to the Lethality Performance Standards for certain meat and products.

09/25/2017

Regulators offer up solution to food processors looking to come in compliance with new FSMA standards.

The Food Safety Plan Builder is a step-by-step guide for small manufacturers.

03/06/2017

"I learned hundreds of tips about temperatures, times and techniques, but it is the heart and soul of the people I will remember most..."

It is passion that is the secret sauce when pursuing the perfectly cooked brisket.

02/28/2017

"price relief is driving a greater willingness for experimentation and premium product purchases among consumers."

FMI and NAMI have released their annual consumer trends analysis of the food retail meat department.

02/28/2017

Breaking news in food science! Herbs just got better! We love summer because of the abundance of fresh herbs. For the most part, dried herbs are reserved for winter meals. But what if there was a w…

02/28/2017

"Mason also spoke about “the story” behind food. He suggested shoppers today are more interested in the story behind food and less interested in production efficiencies. “It’s not 1950 anymore,” he said."

Professional speaker and farmer provides levity at the Annual Meat Conference.

02/28/2017

For the first time, shoppers report purchasing natural/organic at higher rates.

02/24/2017

Traditional fMRI has not been widely used to investigate neural stimulation of consuming solid foods, because of potential safety hazards and poor imaging quality. Novel scanning methods could alleviate this.