Calling it a “a landmark achievement . . . to improve food safety,” an FDA webpage is hailing the agency’s approval of a antimicrobial treatment that can be used against foodborne pathogens,
It’s a slippery fish — that final food safety rule for water used on crops before they’re harvested.
The goal of the rule is threefold: to prevent people getting
Dutch scientists have created a framework that can be used when looking into the reuse of water on food crops.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
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Editor’s note: This article was first published in The Regulatory Review and is reprinted here with permission.
Foodborne illness caused by contaminated agricultural water is a significant problem.
On Friday, the FDA released a fact sheet and constituent update to remind produce stakeholders of the upcoming end of the intended enforcement discretion period for the harvest and post-harvest
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“Like getting the rug pulled out from under us.” That’s how some farmers react when hearing about the FDA’s sudden and unexpected change in food safety requirements
Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the compliance dates for the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions as outlined in
The public and industry had the opportunity this week to hear FDA representatives talk about a proposed rule regarding how to make water used in the growing of fresh produce
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Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foods Program.
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HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA.
Although yesterday’s announcement (FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization
Proposed changes in an FDA rule for produce growers regarding food safety measures will change the face of public health even though it would eliminate some water testing requirements, according
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Dear Editor,
Recently a few media outlets reported on a study warning Americans about the dangers of consuming produce grown by small-scale farmers. Very quickly, however, the study was
