HACCP vs HARPC: What Food Businesses Need to Know in 2026
Two Systems, One Goal, Different Rulebooks Walk into a food plant audit today and you may hear two acronyms in the same meeting: HACCP and HARPC. They sound like rivals. In practice, they are two frameworks aimed at the same outcome — food that does not hurt anyone — built for different regulatory worlds. HACCP […]
Food Handler Certification Ontario (2026 Guide)
Ontario food handler certification costs $30-$60 online and takes under a day. Legal requirements, approved providers, exam details, and 5-year renewal rules.
Best Food Safety Training Online 2026 (Honest Comparison)
ServSafe, eHACCP, StateFoodSafety, 360training, and GIFSQ compared on price, accreditation, and depth. Find the food safety training that fits your needs.
How Much Does HACCP Certification Cost? (2026 Price Guide)
HACCP certification costs $49-$700+ by format and level. Real 2026 prices for online, live virtual, and in-person courses, plus how to avoid overpaying.
October 2026 Food Safety Alert: Major Outbreaks and Recalls You Need to Know
By GIFSQ Editorial Team | Published October 9, 2026 October has delivered one of the busiest food safety months in recent memory. Federal investigators closed the books on the largest Cyclospora outbreak ever recorded in the United States, expanded a frozen berry recall carrying best-by dates into 2028, and opened new investigations into chicken wraps, […]
Why pH Control Is the Most Overlooked Food Safety Parameter
Why pH Ranks Among the Most Powerful Hurdles in Food Ask a line supervisor what keeps product safe overnight and you will hear about chillers, cook times, and metal detectors. pH rarely makes the list. That is a strange gap, because pH is one of the few parameters that can make food inhospitable to pathogens […]
The Undercooked Burgers That Rewrote Meat Inspection: Jack in the Box, 1993
The 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak killed 4 children and sickened 700+. How undercooked burgers led to the adulterant ruling and mandatory HACCP in meat plants.
The Peanut Butter Outbreak That Put a CEO in Prison: Peanut Corporation of America
The 2008-2009 Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella outbreak: 714 illnesses, 9 deaths, falsified lab records, and the 28-year prison sentence that changed food safety law.
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By GIFSQ · Published October 2, 2026 Food Safety Tools & Calculators: The Complete Index The number you need, before the shift ends Somebody on your floor is doing food-safety math on a phone calculator right now. Bleach dilutions, cooling rates, nitrite ppm, percent Daily Value. Most of it is simple arithmetic, and most of […]
Allergen Control: Step-by-Step
A practical 10-step allergen control guide for food plants: the 9 US major allergens, allergen mapping, supplier controls, cleaning validation vs verification, label checks, rework rules, and what auditors look for under 21 CFR 117.