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Food & beverage manufacturers, given recent recalls, are you looking to strengthen your Environmental Monitoring Program (#EMP)? This is a great time to evaluate your entire program to identify gaps. > Are you swabbing in the right locations? > Randomizing your swabs and challenging the entire production area? > Mapping pass/fail points for source tracking? > Targeting the right organisms? The possible areas of improvement are as varied as the products being produced! If you need help closing the gaps in your EMP and maximizing #foodsafety, our team can help.   https://hubs.ly/Q02WNpvN0  #EnvironmentalMonitoring #QualityControl

Looking for #HACCP training? Our virtual (live, instructor-led) Advanced HACCP/Preventive Controls Training Course takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 12-13. There's still time to register you and your #foodsafety team. 🎯Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q02WNjR60

🎨 Team bonding + creativity = one spook-tacular night at Pinot's Palette! Our Tustin, Calif., lab team took a break from the lab coats and donned aprons for a Halloween-themed paint night. From eerie graveyards to autumn leaves, each canvas tells a story – and our team brought all the personality! A huge shoutout to everyone who joined in and unleashed their inner artist. Moments like these remind us that teamwork is as much about chemistry outside the lab as it is inside. Here’s to more team-building, laughter, and creativity! What should we paint next? 🎃 #TeamBuilding #HalloweenFun

Few things are more frightening to a food safety and quality assurance professional than a false negative. But false positives are also a major concern. They waste resources and hurt your brand if you recall a product out of an abundance of caution. Several factors can trigger a false positive, such as... > Cross-contamination during sampling. > Incorrect culture media or incubation time. > Non-conforming, non-viable, or stress-adapted microbes detected by molecular methods. Molecular methods used for screening, like PCR, are more sensitive than culturing. They can detect even small amounts of bacterial DNA, including from non-conforming microbes, which are bacteria that carry the target genetic material but do not grow in culture media.   This means a positive molecular test with a negative cultural confirmation doesn’t necessarily mean a “false positive”. It's an invitation to think outside the "false positive" framework when your samples screen positive but culturally confirm negative. We make sense of it all in our latest article: https://hubs.ly/Q02VVHq70 If you still have questions, our scientists are here to help; just message us! #microbiology #foodsafety

Thanks to our colleagues for representing Certified Group companies at #SupplySideWest!

Food and beverage manufacturers, how do you effectively manage your Environmental Monitoring Program when resources are limited? Safety is paramount, but budgets always seem to be shrinking. How about a digital solution that can help you save up to 40 hours of work a week - one full-time person? Emma®, our Environmental Monitoring and Mapping Application, helps you... > Save 40 Hours a Week in Admin Duties > Improve Source Tracking > Access CAPA Plans > Pull Data for Auditors & Management It's the solution to the constant problem of doing more with less. #EMP #foodsafety

Congratulations to our Burbank and Carrollton labs for successfully passing their Health Canada | Santé Canada audits! This achievement allows us to continue offering Health Canada-compliant services to our customers. Well done, team! Contact us if you need Health Canada-compliant testing for your samples: https://hubs.ly/Q02V-cfy0 #Compliance #QualityControl #HealthCanada

Given recent recalls of food products due to potential pathogenic contamination, it's a good idea to review best practices when swabbing your production environment. Here's a quick checklist to ensure reliable data: - Use the appropriate tool: Sponges for large surfaces; cotton-tip swabs for tight spaces. - Follow correct technique: Ten vertical, horizontal, and diagonal strokes, rotating the swab for full coverage. - Ensure adequate area coverage: Swab 4"x4" for small surfaces; 12"x12" for larger areas. - Neutralize disinfectants: Use swabs with neutralizing agents to prevent interference during transport. - Identify critical areas: Focus on biofilm-prone spots and places where water collects. Our checklist below outlines these and other best practices for your food safety team. #FoodSafety #EMPTips #EnvironmentalMonitoring

If you run an in-house laboratory, it's time to plan your 2025 Proficiency Testing Program. GFSI-benchmarked food safety certifications require annual Proficiency Testing. It also strengthens your internal QC program. Food Safety Net Services (a Certified Group company) offers packages for food and beverage manufacturers that include #microbiology and #chemistry, in addition to custom packages. Discover all our Proficiency Testing services here: https://hubs.ly/Q02V3_760 #GFSI #proficiencytesting

Ensure your food safety protocols are top-notch with Certified Laboratories' and Food Safety Net Services' (Certified Group companies) Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) services. Our expert team delivers tailored solutions to help keep your facility compliant and safe. Find out more:  https://hubs.ly/Q02V3-KH0  #FoodSafety #FSNS #EnvironmentalMonitoring #QualityControl