As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration
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FDA’s adulteration watchdogs talk about food terrorism
FSIS: Slightly More Processing Plants Adopt Food Defense Plans
The number of food processing plants in the U.S. with a food defense plan rose from 83 percent to 84 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to the latest Food Defense Plan Survey conducted by
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IAFP Interview: Kennedy on Food Security and Fraud
Shaun Kennedy, director of the Food System Institute and professor at the University of Minnesota, recently sat down with Food Safety News to discuss a number of topics related to food security and food fraud.
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FDA Holds First Public Meeting on FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration held its first public meeting last week on its proposed rule on intentional adulteration under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). “We see this, in many ways, while
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IAFP 2013: FERN's Goal is Quick Response to Food Contamination
Federal and state health officials investigating foodborne illness outbreaks and other food safety emergencies in recent years have received help from an increasingly prolific network of laboratories designed to respond to biological, chemical and radiological
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FDA Unveils New Tool to Help Industry Craft Food Defense Plans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday released a new tool to help the food industry defend against an act of intentional food contamination. According to FDA, the Food Defense Plan Builder, available online
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Terror Through Food
As someone who was in New York City on 09/11/01, I saw the fear, death and destruction first hand. It is something I will never forget. The recent bombings at the Boston Marathon remind me
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After Three-Week Delay, FDA Begins Food Facility Registration
After a three week delay, food facilities are now able to register, or re-register, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Late last week the agency released revised guidance for industry to help food companies
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Budget Cuts Continue to Erode Public Health Readiness
Federal and state budget cuts are taking a measurable toll on the food safety system, according to a new analysis by the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Economic slowdown and widening
Assessing the Risk of Intentional Contamination
In what was the latest reminder that any nation’s food supply can be vulnerable to intentional contamination, CBS News recently reported the sketchy details of a supposed terrorist plot to slip poisons into restaurant and
CBS Reports Terrorists Might Target Food
CBS News reported it first on Monday night–that U.S. officials had gotten wind of a terrorist plot to slip poisons into hotel and restaurant salad bars and buffets in multiple locations during a single weekend.