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FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization Act
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S....
Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food...
Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New FDA Resource: Food Safety Plan Builder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Food Safety Plan Builder (FSPB). FSPB is a a tool designed to assist...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Clarifies Sanitary Transportation Rule Waiver for Retail Food Establishments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to clarify that a waiver to the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food...
Sep 08, 2017 | Amy Chang
New FDA Guidance: Food Safety Modernization Act Explained
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published three guidance documents to help food producers understand which part of the...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Awards $30 Million for Produce States through FSMA
Through the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) Produce Safety Rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will award...
Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization ActThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the successful implementation of the Produce Safety Rule established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Dr. Gottlieb recognized a need for additional efforts to educate the produce industry and state regulatory partners on the new produce safety requirements,... Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food TerrorismBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the “Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule for Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.” This final rule is “aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended... Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, OhioBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food Defense In 2004, Tommy Thompson, former director of the Department of Health and Human Services, famously said, “I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is […] Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New FDA Resource: Food Safety Plan BuilderThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Food Safety Plan Builder (FSPB). FSPB is a a tool designed to assist owners/operators of food facilities with the development of food safety plans that are specific to their facilities and meet the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, and Risk-Based Preventive […] Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human FoodThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The guidance provides an explanation for food facilities on how to establish and implement a heat treatment, such as baking or cooking, to prevent contamination by disease-causing... Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under Produce Safety RuleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization Act ‘s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Retail food regulatory programs can share these guides with small businesses in their community to help them meet the federal standard. Click here to access the guide. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Clarifies Sanitary Transportation Rule Waiver for Retail Food EstablishmentsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to clarify that a waiver to the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food final rule (Sanitary Transportation rule). This guidance covers retail food establishments that sell food for humans, including those that sell both human and animal food, but does not apply to establishments that only […] Sep 08, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New FDA Guidance: Food Safety Modernization Act ExplainedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published three guidance documents to help food producers understand which part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) affects them and their operations. The new guidance aims to help industry stakeholders identify FSMA exemptions and understand the juice, seafood, and Low-Acid Canned Foods (LACF) regulations in connection with […] Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Awards $30 Million for Produce States through FSMAThrough the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) Produce Safety Rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will award $30.9 million to 43 states and territories to help implement the rules. Adopted in 2015, the FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fresh fruits and vegetables grown […] Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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