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COVID-19 Mitigation Tips from a “Traveling” Microbiologist

The recent global outbreak of another RNA Coronavirus strain from China, COVID 19, like its more virulent cousins, SARS, and the Middle Eastern version MERS,

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Peracetic Acid Applications and Benefits

History, Synthesis and Storage Considerations

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Biofilm and Food Safety

Background on Biofilms

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Dry Sanitation

Where is Dry Sanitation appropriate or necessary?

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GFSI Certification and FSMA Compliance. Sorting through the surprisingly sudsy compatibility.

In 2017, at the annual IAFP (International Association for Food Protection) meeting, I chaired a mini-symposium on this topic, focused on looking at the evolution

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7 Principles Of HACCP That Impact Brewery Production

The HACCP seven principles impact each and every aspect of brewery production.  From raw materials that bring in physical, chemical, and microbial hazards, to bottling,

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From Hops to Bottle Tops, Everything You Need to Know About SQF and GFSI Certification in Your Brewery

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) was developed in the 1990’s and evolved into the current accepted ‘manufacturing’ schemes which includes SQF, BRC, IFS, GRMS