In the world of food safety in the dairy industry, one of the key pillars is the process of sampling and testing. And we do test a lot! Starting on the farm, we test from the cows to the pens to the holding tanks and all the way to the tanker. Then at the dairy plant,…
I trust we all know HACCP. HACCP and me go back a long way; as a matter of fact, we were conceived in the same year! When I came across HACCP during my student years, I thought it was really boring; HACCP being methodical, slow and elaborate and me being young and restless. However these…
If we trust the sampling and testing process, we are more confident in the result and can make informed decisions. During the latter part of my career, I ended up in food safety and quality roles. I occasionally faced the dreaded phone call from the laboratory with the message, “We found X!” X was, of course, a food…
If we trust the sampling and testing process, we are more confident in the result and can make informed decisions. To illustrate, let’s look at a non-dairy industry example. Recently, my doctor ordered a blood sample. Keen to divert my attention from the needle, I looked out of the window and reflected on the seamless…
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