Wine Sensory Symposium Salon – Showcasing Vancouver Island Wineries
The second installment of the Wine Sensory Symposium took place at VV Tapas Lounge, a brand new eatery and wine bar located at 957 East Hastings in Vancouver. Wine blogger…
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Support Local by Drinking Local Wine: Sensory Symposium Salon Series
Contact Information Sirocco Consulting Karine Lawrence 778-821-1392 [email protected] Release Date For Immediate Release Support Local by Drinking Local Wine: Sensory Symposium Salon Series [Vancouver, British Columbia, January 20,…
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) Compliance Date Looming – 15 July 2020 Deadline to develop and maintain your Preventive Control Plan (PCP)
On January 15, 2019, the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations came into effect. The scope of the SFCR requirements is food that is imported, exported, and inter-provincially traded…
Food Safety Plans and Third-Party Certifications
Food Safety Plans and Third-Party Certifications The global food supply chain is changing rapidly to meet new food safety regulatory requirements. In the US, such requirements pertaining to food safety…
Introduction to Sensory Science
What is sensory science? According to the Institute of Food Technologists1 (1975), sensory science is “the scientific discipline used to evoke, measure, analyze, and interpret those reactions to characteristics of…
FSMA and GFSI Compliance: Developing an Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP)
The goal of an Environmental Monitoring Program, or EMP, is to reduce food safety risks by testing the food processing environment for harmful bacterial contaminants. Such a program aims to…
SQF Food Safety Code Update: v8.1 to be Implemented September 2nd, 2019
NEWS UPDATE: * Edition 8.0 Audits will continue to be in effect until September 30, 2019. ** From October 01 on, audits will be conducted under the SQF Code, Edition…
Consumer Insights: Wine Sensory Symposium
Blog post contributed by Wine Researcher Darcen Esau from Terroir Wine Consulting A sold-out crowd attended the inaugural Sensory Symposium, sponsored by Okanagan College, and created by Terroir Consulting, Silk…
FSMA FSVP and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Free Food Import Seminar – Are You compliant? Vancouver, BC, Canada – June 5th, 2019 1:30PM to 5PM Limited seats available Priority seating will be given to attendees who register…
Using Wine Data Analytics to Map the Consumer Experience
Popularised by Malcolm Gladwell, the ideas of consumer research scientist Howard Moskowitz have redefined the consumer goods industry. The work of Moskowitz has found applications in the food industry and…