As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading Seafood and tortilla companies warned about FDA violations
An advisory council has urged European and national agencies to recognize that different fish production methods can cause different food safety risks.
The Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) said food safety authorities need to give consumers
Continue Reading Group stresses safety differences for farmed and caught fish
Food poisoning has been the main food safety concern of surveyed Japanese people for almost every year since 2008, according to a study.
Food poisoning was ranked as the top food safety related hazard causing
Continue Reading Food poisoning top concern for people in Japan
Half of the Romanian consumers are not aware of hazards such as mycotoxins and some pathogens, according to a study.
Researchers found there are gaps in the knowledge of Romanians with the majority not able
Continue Reading Study finds gaps in food safety knowledge of Romanians
Salmonella in raw fish has been identified by Food Standards Australia New Zealand as an emerging food safety risk.
For 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) also noted two ongoing issues and kept a
Continue Reading FSANZ identifies Salmonella in raw fish as emerging issue
Businesses in New Zealand have been given the option of using three tools designed to make it easier to follow the rules and keep consumers safe.
Damien O’Connor, Food Safety Minister, launched remote verification, “My
Continue Reading Firms in New Zealand get three new options for food safety tools
Velvet Ice Cream Company Inc.’s ice cream manufacturing facility in Utica, OH, was inspected by the FDA from Jan. 23 to Feb. 14 and the results were not good. Lab tests showed the plant was
Continue Reading Velvet Ice Cream Company warned for Listeria in production facility
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has expanded coverage of a “simpler” food safety management approach to help small retailers and food donations.
The approach uses flow diagrams to summarize the stages of production and
Continue Reading EFSA expands simplified food safety management system
In the latest issue of Food Safety Magazine published Nov. 3, 2015, there is an article about the terms “hazard analysis” and “risk assessment.” I wrote that article to highlight the fact that these terms
(This article by Bob Whitaker, Ph.D., was originally posted here, and is reposted with his permission.) I was at a grower training event on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) awhile back, and it
Continue Reading Food Safety Audits: Do We Have the System Backward?
