Joelle Mosso, Author at Western Growers Association Western Growers Association

Failure Not Required

There is a common misconception that clear and direct failure must occur before a food safety outbreak. While failures can happen - and they often do – many outbreaks have occurred in companies with robust food safety programs and well-executed compliance records. In short, there was no obvious source of failure, and only a history of compliant programs. In these outbreak scenarios, gaps…

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Designing for Success

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” -James Clear, Atomic Habits It is common in business to talk about designing for success. That means intentionally crafting systems and strategies that consistently deliver a product to customers efficiently, reliably and profitably. The faster and smoother we produce, the greater our efficiency— and…

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A lot goes into defining a “lot”

Something occurred to me while participating in a metagenomics panel at the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) this past summer in Cleveland, Ohio. I was attentively listening to the other panelists and how they have found value and promise in this emerging discipline, sharing insights into how they incorporate screening ingredients and processing facilities to understand their…

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Posts By: Joelle Mosso

Failure Not Required

Designing for Success

A lot goes into defining a “lot”