Dear Editor,
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was founded due to the need to use scientific principles to ensure the production of safe food. This was presented in excellent fashion in the book “The Poison Squad” by Deborah Blum. The FDA has continued to utilize science and logic in
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Time to part ways with Part 114
After more than a decade of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration has published a final rule for certain agricultural water used in the production of produce.
The new rule was mandated by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act.
The FDA says the new rule reflects science and information gleaned
Continue Reading FDA finally publishes ag-water rule for produce farming operations
The implementation of a new traceability rule is more than a year and a half away, and the FDA won’t start enforcing the requirements of the rule until 2027, but a former agency leader says companies should begin making changes now.
Frank Yiannas, the former deputy commissioner of food policy
Continue Reading New technology can help companies meet intent of food safety traceability rule
Years in the making, the publication of the final rule of the FDA’s Food Traceability Proposed Rule is imminent. Parts of the rule will be voluntary for industry.
The rule is among the congressional mandates in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law on Jan. 4
Continue Reading Food traceability rule remains a proposal more than a decade after mandated
– COMMENTARY –
“Like getting the rug pulled out from under us.” That’s how some farmers react when hearing about the FDA’s sudden and unexpected change in food safety requirements for the use of agricultural water before harvesting a crop.The original compliance date was January 2022, but the Food
Continue Reading FDA’s new proposed food-safety ag water rule no slam dunk
Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the compliance dates for the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions as outlined in the recent 2021 agricultural water proposed rule.
The 2021 agricultural water proposed rule, if finalized, will require farms to conduct
Continue Reading FDA proposes another delay for pre-harvest agricultural water requirements
– OPINION –
By Scott Faber
America’s infant formula shortage has raised urgent questions about the safety of our food supply. Most Americans believe America has the safest food supply in the world. But, the tragic failure to address contaminated infant formula as well as a hard-hitting investigation about the
Continue Reading Fragmented FDA leadership contributed to formula failure
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf urging answers and immediate action following a Politico report that lays bare a culture of delay and inaction in the agency’s
Continue Reading Senator demands answers from FDA
Ten years ago, on Jan. 4, 2011, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law and Congress’ mandate was clear: It’s not enough to respond to outbreaks of foodborne illness. We must prevent them from happening in the first place. FSMA was fueled by widespread concern
Continue Reading A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA
Day Three of the International Association for Food Protection 2020, A Virtual Annual Meeting featured a round table discussion, “This Is How We Do It: Challenges and Strategies for Implementing Water Treatment in the Field,” with speakers with expert knowledge in agricultural water treatment. This is a vital topic in
Continue Reading IAFP features round table on the challenges and strategies for implementing water treatment in the field
