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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Requirements
With the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information...
Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang
FDA: The Produce Safety Network: Supporting Regulators and Growers Across the Country
The Produce Safety Network (PSN) supports the efforts of farmers, state regulators, and other key stakeholders to implement the...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention
By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children,...
Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of Entry
Each year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act Dates
The US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Provide Feedback on the CIFOR Guidelines
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition...
Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang
Weaknesses in the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report on the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety RequirementsWith the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information on the next steps of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule, “Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption”. The information is framed in a conversation with Samir, […] Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang |
FDA: The Produce Safety Network: Supporting Regulators and Growers Across the CountryThe Produce Safety Network (PSN) supports the efforts of farmers, state regulators, and other key stakeholders to implement the Produce Safety Rule. The rule is aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses associated with produce. Read here about how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to improve coordination within the FDA as its experts work […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary InterventionBy Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children, we heard this message often. Parents, teachers, and other well-meaning adults reinforced this hand hygiene mantra: before mealtimes, after bathroom visits, and when we had the sniffles or coughs. It’s sound and simple advice to ward off germs, viruses, and […] Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of EntryEach year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between the geographic location of early case and specific ports of entry from imported produce, scientists analyzed date from five produce-related outbreaks between 1998 and 2008. A link would lead to potentially quicker […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act DatesThe US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rules include the following: Preventive Controls for Human Food Preventive Controls for Animal Food Produce Safety Foreign Supplier Verification Sanitary Transportation Intentional Adulteration A graphic timeline that lists the key […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Provide Feedback on the CIFOR GuidelinesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines. Information collected here will be used to inform revisions in 2018 to produce the third edition. CIFOR will be revising and expanding upon the following topics in the new edition: […] Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Weaknesses in the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and Agreements”The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report on the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and Agreements.” The USDA’s Inspector General found that the processes needed to be reformed. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was determined to need an overhaul in how they control organic imports. Below is an excerpt from the report. […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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