The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has launched a video series aimed at helping food companies prepare for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Traceability Rule.
The rule is intended to facilitate more efficient recalls during a foodborne illness outbreak by requiring a standardized approach to capturing and sharing
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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 safer.
The session with the Food and Drug Administration officials included about 30 minutes for comments from the audience, which
Continue Reading FDA, growers agree on many points of water safety; consumer group has concerns
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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.
I’d like to highlight some of the strides we made last year in protecting the safety of human foods, which we will
Continue Reading FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention
A decade after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, the FDA’s final rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) for a laboratory accreditation program for the testing of food in certain circumstances is becoming a reality.
Under the LAAF program, the Food and Drug
Continue Reading Laboratory accreditation required by FSMA finally becoming a reality
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) is now available in Chinese and Portuguese, after previously only being available in Spanish and English.
The Produce Safety rule established science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption.
Continue Reading FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule is now available in Chinese and Portuguese
Domestic and international food facility registrations have nose-dived, likely in part because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Food facilities worldwide that do business in the United States must register with the Food and Drug Administration at the start of each odd numbered year. The 10-year old Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Continue Reading Food facility registrations with FDA are down worldwide for 2021
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week issued a proposed rule naming certain high-risk foods, it also settled a 2018 lawsuit with the Center for Food Safety that requires FDA to meet deadlines and reporting requirements as mandated by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Continue Reading FDA action on ‘high risk’ foods settles lawsuit brought by Center for Food Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Monday announced their Cooperative Agreement for the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule is being extended for another five years.
FDA began the multi-year funding of NASDA in
Continue Reading FDA and NASDA agree to another 5-year pact for implementing produce rule
The FDA revealed Tuesday that it has flexed some previously unexercised muscles by issuing the first ever warning letter to an importer for failure to follow the Foreign Supplier Verification Program food safety rule.
A Salmonella outbreak earlier this year that was linked to imported tahini is behind the enforcement
Continue Reading FDA throws new enforcement punch; U.S. importer in the corner
A federal judge in California has told the Food and Drug Administration, which is the nation’s leading food regulator, to stop dragging its feet on the long-awaited rules surrounding food recalls and outbreaks of foodborne illness.
U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered the Department of Health and
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: So says the Court — FDA what are ‘high risk’ Foods?
