By Jeff Havens
Editor’s note: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, mapped and explored the Louisiana Purchase and areas West from 1804 to 1806, including the area from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
They were on the edge of starvation in the Bitterroot Mountains
Continue Reading Loco ‘local’ food law and Lewis and Clark
A strict new food traceability rule is set to become official on Nov. 7, according to the Food and Drug Administration. This summary from SIMBA from Dynamic Systems might help.
The new rule covers the following food traceability list; including these “high-risk foods” implicated in food-borne illnesses:
More than 20 Listeria outbreaks have been linked to salmon products in Germany in the space of a decade, according to a study.
Researchers identified 22 listeriosis outbreaks between 2010 and 2021 that were likely associated with eating smoked and graved salmon products. Many of them also affected people in
Continue Reading Researchers draw attention to Listeria problem in fish
Giving high-risk food to vulnerable people in medical settings should be avoided, according to a review of healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks that included the United States.
Researchers said diets should be nutritious and tasty without using high-risk foods but they acknowledged limited budgets of healthcare operations may impact the quality of
Continue Reading Avoid serving high-risk food to vulnerable people, advises review
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?
It was three years ago that the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the FDA did not have an efficient and effective procedure for food recalls.
It was among the first criticisms lodged against Food and Drug Administration over its own duties
Continue Reading FDA settles lawsuit, agrees to deadlines for its remaining risky business
Two San Francisco Bay area activist organizations that previously pressured the FDA about keeping the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rulemaking on a schedule are again pushing for the agency to meet the Act’s mandates.
“FDA’s failure to implement FSMA’s critical food safety regulations by the statutory deadlines is an
Continue Reading Civil action asks judge to order FDA to name ‘high risk’ foods as mandated
(This May 23, 2014, opinion column by Tom Karst, national editor of The Packer, is republished here with permission.) Is there any way to overcome the distinction of being tabbed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a “high-risk” food? Perhaps one fanciful marketing tack to consumers would
Continue Reading FDA ‘High-Risk’ Designation Would be a Recipe for Disaster
A number of changes to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation timeline were announced Wednesday. First, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to publish revised language for the proposed rule on preventive controls for animal food in early summer 2014, alongside the revised produce safety and preventive controls
Continue Reading FDA to Revise Animal Food Rule, Extends Other FSMA Comment Periods
Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer be held to deadlines for FSMA rule comment periods, industry groups are asking for more time to give their input on certain regulations. The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), the Pet Food
Continue Reading Grain and Feed Industry Asks for FSMA Rule Comment Extensions
