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FDA Publishes Final Rule Extending Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Provisions

On March 15, 2019,  U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to finalize the new compliance dates for the agricultural water...

Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Safe Recipe Style Guide

    The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) developed a Safe Recipe Style Guide that provides recipe text to address the four...

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection

    Resources for Food Producers in Flooded Areas in the Central and Southern Plains

    The following guidance is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Among those affected by flooding in the Central and...

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Outlines Multi-Layer Approach to Making Sure that Food Imports Are Safe

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s...

    Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection

    USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by “Bomb Cyclone”

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those...

    Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Food Safety & Inspection, Hazards & Health Effects

    Walmart’s Bagged Fresh Green Beans and Squash Recalled for Listeria Risk

    Southern Specialities Inc. has issued a recall notice for some Marketside bagged fresh green beans and pre-cut butternut squash...

    Feb 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    • Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Modernizing Food Standards of Identity

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards of identity and to provide information about changes the FDA could make to existing standards of identity. FDA is particularly interested in changes that could […]

    Aug 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Reducing Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting

    On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance to provide recommendations to those in the sprout seed industry to help reduce food safety hazards in the production of seed used for sprouting. Between January 1996 and August 2018, contaminated sprouts were associated with 50 outbreaks, which together resulted in more […]

    Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    FDA Publishes Final Rule Extending Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Provisions

    On March 15, 2019,  U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to finalize the new compliance dates for the agricultural water requirements in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Larger farms are now required to comply with the agricultural water requirements by January 26, 2022, while small farms have until […]

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Safe Recipe Style Guide

    The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) developed a Safe Recipe Style Guide that provides recipe text to address the four major areas of most food safety violations in home kitchens: temperature, handwashing, cross contamination and produce handling. The exact wording was crafted under the guidance of food safety experts and honed with the direction of […]

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection

    Resources for Food Producers in Flooded Areas in the Central and Southern Plains

    The following guidance is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Among those affected by flooding in the Central and Southern Plains of the U.S. are farmers and their fields of crops grown or stored for human consumption. Although the FDA recognizes that there are few, if any crops growing right now, crops that […]

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Outlines Multi-Layer Approach to Making Sure that Food Imports Are Safe

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s comprehensive approach to helping ensure the safety of food imported into the United States. The U.S. imports about 15 percent of its overall food supply from more than 200 countries or territories, with 13.8 million food […]

    Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection

    USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by “Bomb Cyclone”

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by winter storms in the Central to Northern Plains regions of the U.S. The National Weather Service reports an intense storm across the Central Plains that will continue to bring blizzard conditions […]

    Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, Hazards & Health Effects

    Walmart’s Bagged Fresh Green Beans and Squash Recalled for Listeria Risk

    Southern Specialities Inc. has issued a recall notice for some Marketside bagged fresh green beans and pre-cut butternut squash because of possible contamination with Listeria bacteria. Marketside is one of Walmart’s brands. The produce company’s recall notice says it is unknown whether any of the implicated vegetables reached retail shelves. Southern Specialties shipped the bags of […]

    Feb 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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