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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
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
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
The extension and clarification of compliance dates released Aug. 23 by FDA, combined with the draft guidance documents released Aug. 23-24, enable the fresh produce industry to better understand how to comply with the applicable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
“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
SEATTLE — 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
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
What 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
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
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
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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