Those interested in commenting on two parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) – the foreign supplier verification program for importers and the accreditation of third-party auditors rule – will now have an additional two months to make their voices heard. Comments on the two proposed rules will now be accepted through Jan. 27, 2014. The comment period was originally scheduled to close on Nov. 26, 2013, after both proposed rules were published on July 29, 2013. The proposed foreign supplier verification program would require importers of food for humans and animals to help ensure that products are in compliance with a number of guidelines. Food imported to the U.S. would be subject to the same risk-based preventive controls required of domestically produced food. The rule on accreditation of third-party auditors will require that food-testing laboratories and other food-auditing firms receive accreditation from an authorized accreditation body. The law is an attempt to ensure that auditors meet baseline standards of competency when assessing food producers. Interested parties may submit formal comments on both rules on the Federal Register’s website, linked below: Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and AnimalsAccreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue Certifications
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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
A man has been given a suspended sentence in England for food safety offences.
Arfan Sultan, from Ilford, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Nov. 14 following an investigation
A grocery company in New Zealand has been fined for selling recalled hummus products that may have contained Salmonella.
Foodstuffs South Island was told to pay $39,000 (U.S.
Rwanda has lifted a ban on some South African food products that was put in place in 2017 because of a Listeria outbreak that sickened more than 1,000 people.
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent
Prairie Farms is announcing a recall of select Prairie Farms Gallon Fat Free Milk produced at its Dubuque, IA, facility and distributed to Woodman’s stores in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Aoun brand tahineh is under recall in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.
The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The recalled tahineh was
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. Once the holiday meal ends, the spotlight turns to enjoying the leftovers in the days ahead. To keep those leftovers safe
