Blog Posts About Liquid Sampling Written by Our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
The Diagnostics Process
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…
Reflections of a Milkmaid: Lessons in Data Accuracy and Food Safety
Image: The New York Academy of Medicine Library (nyamcenterforhistory.org) Today, it is nearly impossible to catch up on the news without reading about the impact of COVID-19 on health and business. For good or bad, many of us are tracking the global statistics to settle our minds during these uncertain times. Some of us, or…
Aseptic Sampling Earned Trust and Transparency
Prior to Covid-19 travel restrictions, I made a visit to the Czech Republic. It was an eye-opening experience in the value of relationships, but also the range of trust in dairy. The Czech Republic has a growing dairy industry and some of the largest farms in Europe, with 1,000 head of dairy cows and some…
Sampling Challenges: What Does Data Tell You?
Today, it is nearly impossible to catch up on the news without reading about the impact of COVID-19 on health and business. For good or bad, many of us are tracking the global statistics to settle our minds during these uncertain times. Some of us, or at least myself, try to gain a small sense…
Letter to Customers
As families ease restrictions and businesses begin to open again, we find ourselves out of the house, many of us wearing masks and carrying antibacterial spray. I want to take a moment and recognize the endless work our extended food safety and dairy communities play in maintaining a sense of stability during challenging times. It…
The Sample – Our Weakest Link!?
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…