Food safety systems & HACCP
Plan development, hazard analysis, prerequisite programs, and implementation.
Explore serviceScience for safer food. Expertise for your business.Food safety.
Food safety.
From understanding
to action.
Food safety consulting, process authority, microbiology, audit and regulatory support, and technical education—connected to the decisions your business needs to make.
Institute of Food Safety, Health & HygieneConsulting & process authorityAudits & technical supportKnowledge & education
A complete food safety practiceThe expertise behind
The expertise behind
your next decision.
From a new product or process to a stronger food safety system, bring the right scientific and practical support to the work.
Process authority & validation
Thermal and non-thermal processes, acidified and low-acid foods, formulation controls, and scientific support.
Explore serviceAudits & corrective actions
Independent assessments, root-cause analysis, and follow-through on findings.
Explore serviceRegulatory & technical support
Connect requirements, product information, supporting evidence, and operational records.
Explore serviceMicrobiology & study planning
Technical interpretation, shelf-life questions, challenge-study planning, and laboratory coordination.
Explore serviceTraining & team development
Applied HACCP and regulatory education for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Explore serviceStart with the challengeWhat does your
What does your
business need to do?
Begin with the problem you need to solve. We will help define the technical work, the evidence, and the next step.
Products, people, and operations
Find your industry.
Technical support reflects what you make, how you make it, and where it goes next.
Juice & beveragesFood manufacturers & co-packersMeat & poultrySeafoodRetail & food serviceSpecialty foods & emerging brandsDietary supplementsAcidified & low-acid foodsAll industry expertise
Business owners
Build the food safety foundation for your business, customer requirements, and next stage of growth.
Find your starting pointQuality & food safety teams
Work through evidence gaps, process changes, findings, and day-to-day implementation.
Explore technical supportProduct developers
Bring safety, process, formulation, packaging, and shelf-life questions into development early.
Plan the next reviewMeet the InstituteScientific depth.
Scientific depth.
Practical judgment.
A direct conversation.
Work with Ernest Black, whose experience connects microbiology, manufacturing, process validation, regulatory response, and technical education.
Meet Ernest BlackErnest Black, CP-FS
President & Technical Director
- Microbiologist and food scientist
- Process authority — thermal, non-thermal, and formulation controls
- Registered Lead HACCP Instructor
- Laboratory science, manufacturing, and regulatory experience
35+
Years of professional experience, as reported in the published biography
5.0 / 5
Instructor ratings in published Basic HACCP evaluations
National
Support for major and emerging food businesses
Knowledge you can put to workA food safety resource
A food safety resource
for the whole team.
Use plain-language introductions, technical briefs, short lessons, and editable tools. Everything in the knowledge library is open to read.
Ideas, questions, and conversations
Stay connected to the work.
Before changing the process,
review the assumptions.
The first briefing connects process evidence, change review, and practical preparation tools.
Read the current issueBring your question.
Build your team’s understanding.
Request a technical Q&A, suggest a discussion topic, or use a short lesson with your team.
Explore Q&A and discussionsA clear way to work together
Start with a scope discussion.
Describe your need
Share your product, question, location, and timeline.
Have a scope discussion
Clarify the decision, existing information, and expertise needed.
Review a proposal
Agree on deliverables, responsibilities, timing, and fees.
Put the work into practice
Connect technical conclusions with your system, records, and team.
Work with the Institute
Discuss your needsA food safety question deserves a useful conversation.
Tell us what you make, what you need to decide, and when. Start with an initial scope discussion, followed by a proposal for the work you need.