The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its infant formula compliance program for investigators, laboratory analysts and compliance officers.
The compliance program is designed to comprehensively outline the agency’s approach for inspections, sample collection, sample analysis and compliance activities to help ensure that infant formula products in the U.S. food supply
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The FDA’s Inspection Observation Data for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, depicting how frequently particular violations were found during food facility inspections between October 2019 and September 2020, are out.
Hampton, VA-based Registrar Corp. did this breakdown of the data from the Food and Drug Administration and provided analysis of
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Food outlets in the most deprived areas are less likely to meet hygiene standards than those in the least deprived regions of England and Wales, according to a study.
Takeaways, sandwich shops and convenience retailers are significantly less likely to meet hygiene standards compared to restaurants.
The study paper, published
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Have you asked yourself the following question? How do I, as the person in my organization who is accountable for effective implementation of the company’s “Compliance Plan,” hold my fellow leaders i.e. operational, quality assurance, maintenance, management, procurement as well as the folks working on floor, accountable for reliably executing
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Food safety concerns are at an all-time high and the global food industry is facing a raft of new regulations, including more frequent inspections and possibly higher compliance costs. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one out of every six people is sickened by a foodborne
Continue Reading The future of the food biz: Preventing food safety crises
A breach in food safety is enough to knock restaurants, grocers, retailers and everyone in the supply chain to their knees when contaminated food contaminates the trust consumers have in their products. Take Chipotle Mexican Grill for example, the most recent poster child for damaged customer relationships.
In July 2015,
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“It’s a lot to take in — like drinking from a fire hose.” That’s how Donna Garren, regulatory affairs and technical specialist with the American Frozen Food Institute, describes the challenge that food facilities are grappling with as they move toward the deadline for compliance with the Food and
Continue Reading Largest food facilities must meet preventive rule by Sept. 16
ST. LOUIS — Neither of the top U.S. food cops on stage here had the moves of Mick Jagger, but they borrowed the sentiment from one of The Stones’ greatest hits when they summed up federal progress on the food safety front. 
The USDA’s Deputy Under
Continue Reading IAFP 2016 — Feds channel The Stones: You can’t always get what you want
Until recently, I did not really know or care what the so-called Millennial Generation did or did not do. I figured they’d figure it all out on their own — eventually. After all, we are talking about a generation that was born before the year 2000, and now they are
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Food safety should generate jobs now
