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Important Clarification of FSMA Produce Rule Ag Water Compliance Dates

By Trevor Suslow on February 25, 2018

Boy did I get this wrong…but so did many others…most seriously, some domestic and international trainers and Lead Trainers providing the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training programs.

At this time, two diametrically opposed understandings…
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SCORE one for the FDA: Strategic recall efforts paying off

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 27, 2017

Editor’s note: This column was originally published by the Food and Drug Administration as a Voice Blog.

We have made dramatic changes in our response to complex, potentially high-risk food safety situations that may be

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Undeclared allergens a leading cause of food recalls in U.S.

By News Desk on April 4, 2017

Food recalls related to illness outbreaks tend to get a lot of headlines, but undeclared allergens in foods continue to be a leading cause of recalls.

To read a report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Allergy Research and Resource Program about the number of FDA and USDA recalls related to undeclared allergens, please click on the image. To read a report from…
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FDA seeks comments; extends food safety deadlines

By Coral Beach on August 24, 2016

Today the government is scheduled to open a six-month public comment period on drafts of guidance documents that are designed to help food company operators meet new regulations — some of which have compliance deadlines…
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3 steps to cleaner hands, safer food: Learn, develop, implement

By Jim Mann on April 19, 2016

Editor’s note: The outbreak referenced in this meeting coverage was linked to a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Simi Valley, CA, and sickened an estimated 230 to 1,500 people, according to public health officials. Council meetings…
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Practical solutions to food safety problems take center stage

By Coral Beach on April 13, 2016

2016-Food-Safety-Summit-graphic No matter how advanced mapping apps become, they can’t tell you where to go unless you know where you are to begin with, just as those in the food supply chain must assess their operations…
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FDA’s Mike Taylor departing agency — totally on his own terms

By Dan Flynn on March 9, 2016

Mike Taylor has chosen the time and day for his departure for a second time from government. His friends and associates received his personal email at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday. It was embargoed until FDA released…
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Advisory Committee Working on the Science of Salmonella, STEC

By Lydia Zuraw on September 10, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-escherichia-coli-image11263977When the government needs help with a foodborne issue, they turn to a certain committee for scientific advice. In its last term, the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) worked on how…
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Waldrop Leaving Consumer Federation of America for FDA

By Lydia Zuraw on July 10, 2015

Another prominent food safety consumer advocate is moving to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At the end of July, Chris Waldrop will leave his position as director of the Food Policy Institute at the…
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New Director for CFSAN in 2015

By News Desk on November 11, 2014

Dr. Susan Mayne will take over as director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) when Michael Landa steps down from the position in January. Mayne is currently…
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