- Neogen (NEOG, Financial) launches the Second Edition Environmental Monitoring Handbook in collaboration with Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- The handbook aims to strengthen food safety programs and reduce contamination risks in the food and beverage industry.
- New chapters provide insights on risk-based controls, root cause analysis, and data utilization.
In conjunction with World Food Safety Day, Neogen Corporation (NEOG) has released the Second Edition of its Environmental Monitoring Handbook. This comprehensive resource, developed with Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and 20+ global experts, is designed to assist food and beverage manufacturers in enhancing their food safety programs and minimizing contamination risks.
The updated handbook introduces critical insights into validating risk-based controls, conducting root cause analysis, and using data for continuous improvement. These strategies are aimed at helping food safety professionals bolster their environmental monitoring programs, which are essential for preventing cross-contamination within food manufacturing facilities.
The new edition includes three additional chapters, focusing on using environmental monitoring to validate non-process controls and prerequisite programs, best practices for root cause analysis after contamination events, and the management and utilization of data in environmental monitoring programs.
"With rising expectations across the food industry, environmental monitoring remains one of the most powerful tools for reducing contamination risk," said Cari Lingle, Senior Manager, Global Learning Experience at Neogen. The handbook provides practical, expert-driven guidance to help manufacturers validate and verify their sanitation practices confidently.
This resource is part of Neogen's ongoing commitment to advancing global food safety. The Second Edition Neogen Environmental Monitoring Handbook is now available, providing timely and expert-driven guidance to help safeguard products and consumers.
