Blogs
FSNS Begins Pesticide Testing In 2021
FSNS is ramping up to test for over 400 pesticides in low-fat foods such as vegetables, fruits, and grains. The FSNS validated method employs...
What’s the Real Deal on Grass-Fed Beef?
Advocation of Grass-Fed beef originated among animal-rights activists who considered confinement of cattle in feedyards to be “animal abuse in...
The Future of Fake Meat
Most of the manufacturers of fake meat have no interest in “competing” with those who produce meat conventionally; their vision, intent, or goal is...
FSNS Hosts Industry Leaders and Grand Opening Event in Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI — April 26, 2021— Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has been providing industry-leading food safety testing services in Green Bay,...
Virtually Adapting for Food and Personal Safety
The world has gone virtual over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the way we audit, review, and meet to discuss food safety. An...
Blending Audits With Technology
For almost a year now, people all across the globe have learned to adjust their daily lives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As people have...
Presence of Listeria in Food and Associated Risk
Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic foodborne pathogen. Eating food contaminated with Listeria can cause Listeriosis, a...
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan organism that is classified as a Coccidian parasite. Coccidian parasites are single-celled, obligate...
Use of Remote Audits During the Pandemic Part 2
As explained by Alyssa McMahan in our previous newsletter, fully remote audits and blended remote audits are now a reality due to social distancing...
Thriving Livestock Auditing Program
The Livestock Auditing Team at FSNS Certification & Audit has experienced many changes during 2020. Despite the challenges presented due to the...
Parasites Relevant in Food Safety
Bacteria are the stars of the show when it comes to food safety microbiology. You can’t have a conversation about food safety, and not bring up...
Local Foods Make Some Consumers “Feel Good”
Some consumers…we don’t know how many, but it’s substantial, prefer to purchase and consume “Feel Good” foods. They justify their selections using...