June/July 2013
Vol. 19, No. 3
FEATURES
36 COVER STORY
Creating a Culture
of Food Safety
By Geoff Schaadt,
M.Sc., M.B.A.
46 MEAT
Countering the Myths Surrounding
the Meat Industry
By Emily Meredith and
Christopher Ashworth, D.V.M.
52 REGULATIONS What FSMA Really Tells Us about the Focus of Food Safety By Sonali Gunawardhana nd James N. Czaban
COLUMNS
12 Microbial Testing
Comparison of Microbiology
Testing Practices
By Tom Weschler
16 Process Control Understanding the “Other” Clauses of ISO 22000 By Richard F. Stier and John G. Surak, Ph.D.
22 Testing
Best Practices with Allergen Swabbing
By Joseph L. Baumert, Ph.D.,
and Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D.
26 GM Foods
Genetically Modified Foods:
Why All the Fuss?
By Maurice J. Hladik
28 Sanitation
The Burden of Listeriosis
By Ewen C. D. Todd, Ph.D.
58
PRODUCE
Produce GAPs
Harmonization:
The Goal Is in Sight
By David E. Gombas, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENTS
6 Editor’s Letter
8 News Bites
68 Product Showcase
75 Advertisers Index
Gary Ades, Ph.D.
G&L Consulting Group
Daniel W. Bena
PepsiCo Beverages International
Reginald W. Bennett
CFSAN, U.S. FDA
Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D.
National Center for Food Safety
and Technology
John N. Butts, Ph.D.
Land O’Frost
Brian Campbell
Kroger Manufacturing
Larry Cohen
US Foods
Michael M. Cramer
Windsor Foods
Will Daniels
Earthbound Farm
Kurt E. Deibel, Ph.D.
Heinz North America
Jonathan W. DeVries, Ph.D.
General Mills/Medallion Labs
Beth Ann Crozier-Dodson, Ph.D.
Chestnut Labs
William Fisher
Institute of Food Technologists
Editorial Advisory Board
Russell Flowers, Ph.D.
Mérieux NutriSciences
Corporation
Veny Gapud
Process Management Consulting
Kathy Gombas
CFSAN, U.S. FDA
Jim Gorny, Ph.D.
Produce Marketing Asssociation
Paul A. Hall, Ph.D.
Flying Food Group
Margaret Hardin, Ph.D.
IEH Laboratories & Consulting
Group
Larry Keener
International Product Safety
Consultants
Jeffrey L. Kornacki, Ph.D.
Kornacki Microbiology
Solutions, Inc.
Huub L.M. Lelieveld
Global Harmonization Initiative
Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D.
Jack in the Box, Inc.
Martin Mitchell
Certified Laboratories/RFA
Robert Powitz, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.S.
R. W. Powitz & Associates
Scott M. Russell, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Thomas M. Sauer
Wells Enterprises
Richard F. Stier
Consulting Food Scientist
Darryl Sullivan
Covance Laboratories
John G. Surak, Ph.D.
Surak and Associates
Alexandra Veiga, Ph.D.
ITQB-UNL and EFFoST
Don L. Zink, Ph.D.
CFSAN, U.S. FDA