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Restaurant food safety is an oxymoron

By Guest Contributor on August 19, 2018
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Nearly 300 people got sick after eating at a McDonalds in Brevard, NC, in what authorities believe is a case of norovirus spread through human contact. This is different from the other recent widespread…
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Renowned UC-Davis researcher Trevor Suslow joins PMA staff

By News Desk on July 24, 2018

Known in the food safety arena for his work in fresh produce research, Trevor Suslow has signed on as vice president of food safety for the Produce Marketing Association.

Suslow will start with the Newark,…
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FSMA tops ‘Hot Topics’ at 2017 Food Safety Summit keynote

By Dan Flynn on May 11, 2017

CHICAGO — On a keynote panel mostly about the angst being felt around food safety, Costco’s Craig Wilson was the calmest guy in the house. And why not?

When Wilson, Costco Wholesale Corporation’s vice president…
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Produce group applauds extension of food safety deadlines

By Tom Stenzel on August 25, 2016

The extension and clarification of compliance dates released Aug. 23 by FDA, combined with the draft guidance documents released Aug. 23-24, enable the fresh produce industry to better understand how to comply with the applicable…
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Largest food facilities must meet preventive rule by Sept. 16

By Cookson Beecher on August 8, 2016

“It’s a lot to take in — like drinking from a fire hose.” That’s how Donna Garren, regulatory affairs and technical specialist with the American Frozen Food Institute, describes the challenge that food facilities…
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Listeria outbreak set apple industry on a targeted course

By Cookson Beecher on July 13, 2016

apple-target-406SEATTLE — Sometimes when something that “just can’t happen” does happen, valuable lessons are learned. That was the case when some batches of commercially produced, packaged, whole caramel apples turned out to be the cause…
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Tech+intellect = 100% consumers at CPS Research Symposium

By Cookson Beecher on July 6, 2016

SEATTLE — The mood was upbeat as the Center for Produce Safety’s seventh annual Research Symposium opened. “Welcome to our coming-out party,” said an enthusiastic Steve Patricio, the center’s board chairman, as he welcomed more…
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The Complexities of Defining a ‘Farm’ Under FSMA

By Lydia Zuraw on October 26, 2015

CornFarm_406x250What is a farm? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has learned in recent years that this isn’t an easy question to answer. The agency has had to define “farm” for the Food Safety…
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FDA Finalizes FSMA Preventive Controls Rules For Human, Animal Foods

By Lydia Zuraw on September 10, 2015

Four-and-a-half years after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, the first two major rules have been finalized. On Aug. 31, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that they had…
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Revised FSMA Provisions Need More Tweaks

By Lydia Zuraw on November 14, 2014

The public is generally pleased with the revised provisions of four rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), but the public comments at the Food and Drug Administration’s public meeting Thursday suggest that the…
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FSMA Rule Revisions a ‘Huge Win’ for the Organic Sector

By Lydia Zuraw on September 25, 2014

Organic food producers are very pleased with the Food and Drug Administration’s revised provisions for the produce safety rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). “It’s a huge win,” says Gwendolyn Wyard, regulatory director…
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