A new guide published by the FAO was created to help countries more effectively inform domestic food safety priorities.
Risk ranking helps to identify which food safety issues have the greatest public health impact by
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Many of the UK’s regulatory agencies find themselves unable to enforce the rules due to budget cuts and declining staff numbers, according to new research.
The report examined losses in regulatory enforcement capacity across six
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reviewed the main activities of this past year which marked the agency’s 20th anniversary.
The annual report covers enforcement, inspections, sampling, recalls, Brexit, and food fraud. FSAI
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Negative terms most commonly used to describe the Food Standards Agency (FSA) were “frustrating, challenging and inconsistent”, according to a survey.
The research was done because the FSA wanted to know how businesses in the
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An audit report in an Australian state has found many inspections of food businesses were overdue, recordkeeping was poor, and follow-up and enforcement were not always completed or consistent.
The Western Australian Auditor General’s report
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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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading Modifications to federal import alerts include cantaloupes, catfish and candy
More than seven out of 10 businesses are increasingly confident about food safety regulation in Ireland, according to a survey.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) found almost three quarters of firms said food
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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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading FDA modifies import alerts for imported foods
The FDA uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations on food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the
Continue Reading FDA modifies alerts for food imports
Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials say they’re already using the agency’s new power to assess “Administrative Monetary Penalties” of up to $15,000 against food businesses for for violations that threaten food safety and market access
Continue Reading CFIA now empowered to levy food safety fines of up to $15,000
Pundits and politicians say there’s no quick end in sight to the partial shutdown of the federal government as signs of the practical impact of the impasse continue to pile up.
Crucial functions that involve
Continue Reading FDA’s warning letters appear to drop off as budget/wall battle continues in D.C.
