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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.

Under the Microscope: Food Industry Sees Increase in FDA Inspections

Food safety is an important issue. About 128,000 people are hospitalized every year due to a foodborne illness, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Regulatory bodies, therefore, continue to adopt stricter measures to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and guidelines.

In the last few years, the FDA has increased efforts to reduce the number of food safety incidents. The most prominent move was the enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in 2011. More recently, the FDA aims to increase domestic and foreign inspections of regulated products.

National Cortina Sails Through FDA Inspection by Streamlining Supplier Compliance

National Cortina is a growing food importer and the go-to source for high quality food ingredients for over 50 years. Headquartered outside of New York City in New Jersey, they provide both imported and domestic ingredients to industrial, private label, and foodservice customers. After the rolling out and implementation of the FDA’s most sweeping reform to the food safety supply chain, known as the Food Safety and Modernization Act or FSMA for short, National Cortina was succumbed to abide by a new set of regulations that was set forth by FSMA.