TORONTO – Looking into the root cause of incidents can help efforts to prevent future issues, according to recent presentations by the new International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) president.
Tim Jackson took up the role of president at the conclusion of IAFP 2023 in Toronto, Canada, replacing Michelle Danyluk.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh salad products with chicken and ham that contain Food and Drug Administration regulated lettuce that has been recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
FSIS is issuing this public health
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hosting a webinar on April 13 at 2 p.m. on the Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan that the agency released in early December 2021.
Deputy FDA Commissioner Frank Yiannas and FDA experts across the agency’s human foods program will be available to explain
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There are various approaches to food sampling in four nations, including the United States, as shown in a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Campden BRI reviewed food control systems in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
The study looked at how authorities perform sampling and
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Stop Foodborne Illness have announced a second webinar in their “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety” series that explores food safety culture.
The webinar is titled “Making Leaders Risk Aware and Push to Reduce Risk” and will take
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Stop Foodborne Illness are collaborating on a webinar series that explores food safety culture.
The series, entitled “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” is set for from 10:30 a.m. to noon ET Thursday, Nov. 4. This first session
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the reorganization of the agency’s information technology, data management and cybersecurity functions into the new Office of Digital Transformation (ODT).
According to acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D., “Good data management, built into all of our work, ultimately helps us meet and
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More research has been released by the United States National Toxicology Program (NTP) as part of a landmark study on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA).
The Consortium Linking Academic and Regulatory Insights on BPA Toxicity (CLARITY-BPA) program is studying a range of potential health effects from exposure to the
Continue Reading More data published from BPA study; results ‘support the safety of BPA’
Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. Proper preparation by parents can go a long way for children of all ages who indulge in holiday activities and goodies.
These tips and tricks will help carve out food-safe festivities for party throwers and
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s most recently posted food-related warning letters went to a produce processing facility and a dairy in Michigan, an acidified food manufacturer in Japan, and a fish exporter in Ukraine.
The agency told Pearson Foods Inc. in an Oct. 26 warning letter that a June
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