Food safety, traceability and sustainability blog

Food Safety Regulations: Prevention is as Important as Response to Food Safety Incidents

It’s time to ask the hard question: Is your company prepared for an audit or food-related incident?

Food regulatory requirements have shifted in nature; now, rather than primarily focusing on responding to food safety incidents, there is an increased emphasis on food safety prevention. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools to help food and beverage manufacturers ensure that they are compliant with food safety regulations; the key is preparing for food safety audits in advance. Audits can occur in-house by a designated team or by an external auditor, with the purpose being to identify areas for improvement to processes and systems.

FoodLogiQ Adds New Product Specification Audit Functionality to Connect Platform

Latest product release to provide customers with enhanced auditing ability to help ensure consistent quality for consumers

FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of food safety compliance, whole chain traceability, and supply chain transparency solutions, announced today the launch of Product Specification Audits within FoodLogiQ Connect’s Manage + Monitor. FoodLogiQ will showcase the new functionality during a live demo on April 25, 2019 at 12:00pm ET.

Product Specification Audits & Assessments in FoodLogiQ Connect

Join our live demo of FoodLogiQ Connect's Manage + Monitor on Thursday, April 25th at 12 PM ET and learn how you can ensure your suppliers' products adhere to your brand's specifications. 

Managing food quality audits has become increasingly complex with increased regulation in the food industry. Consumers are hyper-vigilant about the quality of the food they eat, and the transparency of the food companies that produce it for them. Without an effective food quality audit program, poor quality can destroy your brand loyalty and send customers to competitors.

FoodLogiQ’s Spring ’19 Release: Product Specification Audits and Enhanced Assessment Reporting

There arguably isn’t anything more important to your food company than the quality of the products you serve your customers. Your entire brand and reputation are held up on that quality. But not just the quality of the first time your customer enjoys your product, but the second, and the third, and the fourth. This is why auditing and managing the quality specifications of your products - to ensure consistent quality over time -  is such a critical component to your brand.

New Audit and Assessment Functionality in FoodLogiQ Connect

At FoodLogiQ, when customers have ideas and request new functionality, we listen and we act. Many customers have requested new features and functionality to meet their audit and assessment needs. Our latest product release is focused primarily on that, providing customers with new audit and assessment features available at their fingertips through FoodLogiQ Connect’s Manage + Monitor.

The main focus for this release was on three feature sets; Scheduling Audits and Assessments, Corrective Action / Preventive Actions (CAPA), and Audit and Assessment Scoring.