{"id":14630,"date":"2021-11-16T16:55:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T21:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/?page_id=14630"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:58:09","slug":"food-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Consulting Services &#038; Audits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-food-safety\"><li id=\"menu-item-14645\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#FS-consulting-services\">Our Food Safety Services<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14646\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#FS-consulting-services\">Food Safety Consulting<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14647\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#FS-consultant\">Choosing a Food Safety Consultant<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16635\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/food-safety-training-courses\">Food Safety Training Courses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14648\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#FS-planning\">Food Safety Planning<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14649\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#Environmental-monitoring\">Environmental Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14650\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#Food-defense-plans\">Food Defense Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14651\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#Food-quality-plans\">Food Quality Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14652\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/services\/food-safety\/#Compliance-audit\">Compliance Auditing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14653\"><a href=\"mailto:%20scherer@dennisgroup.com\">Talk to an Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/burgerIllustration_001_white-05.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Food Safety<\/p>\n\t<p>Building a strong food safety culture starts with a well written program and comprehensive training. Our experts can provide you and your facility with the tools to successfully run a safe and sanitary operation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:%20scherer@dennisgroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk with a Food Safety Expert\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-1268574738-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cropped photo of an employee conducting the fresh produce quality control at the production site\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Worker in latex gloves inspecting a red tomato\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>FOOD SAFETY CONSULTING SERVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Continuously improve your food operation<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Our food safety consultants understand the challenges food processors face. Whether it&#8217;s product out of specification, equipment failures, or foreign material, Dennis Group is here to help. Using a systematic approach, our Food Safety Consultants will ensure hazards remain under control and your management system is balanced throughout the operation.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Our Services Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>+<\/strong> HACCP programs<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> FSMA programs<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> Training programs<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> Compliance Inspections<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0(Regulatory or 3rd Party)<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> Corrective &amp; Preventive Actions\n\t<p><strong>SELECTING A FOOD SAFETY CONSULTANT<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Put your trust in the experts<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Since principles of food safety must be intertwined with the realities of running a busy and demanding manufacturing facility, an ideal partner offers both knowledge of complex regulations as well as practical food production experience. A few key areas that differentiate Dennis Group:<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Over 30 years dedicated solely to food &amp; beverage industries<\/p>\n<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Our PCQI &amp; FDQI staff have prior real-world food manufacturing experience<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Food Safety Specialist &amp; Engineers work under the same roof to seamlessly address food safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Dennis Group evaluates both risks and benefits, concentrating your capital on areas of greater importance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0254-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0254\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"IMG_0254\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1340056913.jpg\" alt=\"Young Asian woman attending online foreign language classes. Sitting in front of laptop computer with headphones listening course and taking notes.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"724\" width=\"483\" title=\"Young Asian woman attending online foreign language classes\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>FOOD SAFETY TRAINING COURSES<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<strong>Online certifications or<br \/>\ncustomized programs<\/strong>\n\t<p>Earn a FSPCA Certificate issued by the Association of Food and Drug Officials via a convenient live-virtual instructor-led course. Practical examples and hands-on exercises will give you the tools you need for real-world applications. We also offer custom in-person trainings and certifications for larger groups. Courses include:<\/p>\n<p>+ FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Foods<\/p>\n<p>+ FSPCA Intentional Adulteration Conducting Vulnerability Assessment<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/food-safety-training-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Today\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>FOOD SAFETY PLANNING<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Transition seamlessly from food safety planning to on-site implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Our Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI), certified in both human and animal food, can audit your existing plan or write a new plan to establish:<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Staff Roles and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Facility and Product Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Pre-Requisite Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>A Hazard Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Process Flow Diagrams<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Critical Control Points &amp; Preventative Controls<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Recall Plans and Mock Exercises<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Once a food safety plan is in place, implementation is equally important. We assist with verification documents, employee training, and the creation of a record management system to make the transition from plan to execution more seamless.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Identify where to check for contamination or unsafe conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>An environmental monitoring program verifies a facility&#8217;s master sanitation program. The seek and destroy method is an integral part of controlling the spread of pathogens across the facility. It seeks out environments within the plant the pathogen is known to live and destroys that environment to prevent continued growth. We can help you establish a comprehensive program.<\/p>\n\t<strong>+ <\/strong>Site maps<br \/>\n<strong>+ <\/strong>Routine swabbing sites<br \/>\n<strong>+ <\/strong>Corrective &amp; Preventative Action Procedures<br \/>\n<strong>+ <\/strong>Employee training\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HACCP-Certification-Logo-for-News-webpage.jpg\" alt=\"HACCP-Certification-Logo-for-News-webpage\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1140\" width=\"1557\" title=\"HACCP-Certification-Logo-for-News-webpage\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iStock-623447254_RadishesonConveyorbelt-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Radishes being washed on conveyor belt on industrial washing line\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Radishes on conveyor belt\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>FOOD DEFENSE PLANS<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Keep your product safe from tampering<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Food processors are now required to comply with FSMA Food Defense Regulations. These FDA-mandated rules to prevent intentional adulteration require a food defense plan to be written, managed, and updated at least every three years by a Food Defense Qualified Individual (FDQI). Our FDQI staff will conduct vulnerability assessments to identify significant vulnerabilities during each step of your manufacturing process. Mitigation strategies will then be developed based upon the findings.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>FOOD QUALITY PLANS<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Deliver consistent product quality and boost customer loyalty<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>An often overlooked, yet critical, tool to achieving more consistent product is a Food Quality Plan which identifies factors that can potentially impact quality, such as operating procedures, equipment performance, and environmental conditions. As a manufacturer, the Food Quality Plan can serve as a basis for training. It also provides your team with tools to quickly recognize, evaluate, and correct out-of-specification product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dennisgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iStock-471434059_CookiesonConveyorbelt-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"cookies factory.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Fresh cookies\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>COMPLIANCE FOOD SAFETY AUDIT<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Assess systems before problems emerge and always be audit ready<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Proactively assessing your food safety protocols helps identify gaps before problems emerge and prepares you for regulatory reviews. Our compliance audits are collaborative and involve meetings with key team members. While on site, we will:<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Review Food Safety Plan or HACCP documentation<\/p>\n<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Verify Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Preventive Controls (PC) or Critical Control Points (CCP)<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Inspect storage, processing, and packaging areas for nonconformances<\/p>\n<p><strong>+ <\/strong>Work with site management to identify corrective and preventive actions<\/p>\n\t<strong>Want to know more? <br \/>\nConnect with a food safety expert today.<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:%20scherer@dennisgroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact an Expert\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>Our Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<strong>+<\/strong> HACCP programs<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> FSMA programs<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> Training programs\n\t<strong>+<\/strong> Compliance Inspections<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0(Regulatory or 3rd Party)<br \/>\n<strong>+<\/strong> Corrective &amp; Preventive Actions\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Food Safety Services Food Safety Consulting Choosing a Food Safety Consultant Food Safety Training Courses Food Safety Planning Environmental Monitoring Food Defense Plans Food Quality Plans Compliance Auditing Talk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":765,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-noFeaturedImage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14630","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14630"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18639,"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14630\/revisions\/18639"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}