traceability

IAFP panel breaks down challenges in genotype tracing during foodborne illness outbreaks

PHOENIX — While genotyping can provide key microbiological information and strengthen epidemiological evidence in foodborne illness outbreaks, there are still some limitations in current technology and the very nature of the

By Chris Koger

/ 19 Jul 2021

IAFP panel breaks down challenges in genotype tracing during foodborne illness outbreaks

One year and counting: A review of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Opinion By Janet Woodcock, M.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response One year ago the U.S. Food

By Guest Contributor

/ 14 Jul 2021

One year and counting: A review of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

FDA challenges stakeholders to help develop tools for better traceability

contributed When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative in April 2019 and then released the blueprint in July 2020 outlining

By Frank Yiannas

/ 19 May 2021

FDA challenges stakeholders to help develop tools for better traceability

Focusing in on the details of the food revolution that is on its way

It’s not agriculture the way most of us think of it: A farmer on a tractor plowing up the soil or a crew of farmworkers harvesting a crop. How

By Cookson Beecher

/ 18 May 2021

Focusing in on the details of the food revolution that is on its way

FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes

The FDA has updated its materials about a proposed food traceability rule — “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Food Traceability Proposed Rule). Traceability in the food supply chain

By Coral Beach

/ 13 Jan 2021

FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes

A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA

Opinion 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

By Frank Yiannas

/ 5 Jan 2021

A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA

Industry researchers say traceability comes down to label codes

A new research report from the food industry shows investigations of leafy greens foodborne illness outbreaks could be streamlined if produce was labeled with traceable codes, something food safety experts

By News Desk

/ 4 Dec 2020

Industry researchers say traceability comes down to label codes

FDA publishes ‘blueprint’ for ‘New Era of Food Safety’ — details scant

Invoking images of a children’s rhyme and a John Lennon classic, leaders with the FDA have unveiled what they call a blueprint for the agency’s “New Era of

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Jul 2020

FDA publishes ‘blueprint’ for ‘New Era of Food Safety’ — details scant

APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability

Animal disease, not human food safety, is the purpose of traceability in the United States. It means that if there is an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease, tracing it

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Feb 2020

APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Contributed Editor’s note: Trevor Suslow, currently vice president for Produce Safety at the Produce Marketing Association and formerly with the University of California-Davis where he did extensive research

By Trevor Suslow

/ 27 Nov 2019

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Letter From The Editor: On assignment for the Dutch veal tour

Opinion In the world of elite meat, Dutch veal is a delicacy with its niche on the more expensive side of the scale. Yet it has a powerful footing in

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Nov 2019

Letter From The Editor: On assignment for the Dutch veal tour

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

For the cause of traceability, radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags will be required in American beef cattle, dairy cows, and bison by Jan. 1, 2023. Unless, of course, a

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Oct 2019

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

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traceability

IAFP panel breaks down challenges in genotype tracing during foodborne illness outbreaks

One year and counting: A review of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

FDA challenges stakeholders to help develop tools for better traceability

Focusing in on the details of the food revolution that is on its way

FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes

A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA

Industry researchers say traceability comes down to label codes

FDA publishes ‘blueprint’ for ‘New Era of Food Safety’ — details scant

APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Letter From The Editor: On assignment for the Dutch veal tour

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

Your Support Protects Public Health