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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

  • Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA to Hold Four Public Meetings to Discuss Draft Produce Safety Rule Guidance

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published...

    Nov 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Expands Support for States to Advance Implementation of Produce Safety Activities

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as...

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • 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

  • World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

  • 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

    • Food Safety & Inspection

    Outbreak Investigation of E. coli: Romaine from Salinas, California

    Recommendation As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the outbreak appears to be over. Contaminated romaine from the Salinas, CA growing region that made people sick in this outbreak is likely no longer available. Consumers need not avoid romaine lettuce, or any other produce, from the Salinas, CA growing area. Update FDA will […]

    Jan 31, 2020 | 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    FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Reducing Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting

    On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance to provide recommendations to those in the sprout seed industry to help reduce food safety hazards in the production of seed used for sprouting.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

    Food Safety & Inspection, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    FDA Sampling Frozen Berries for Harmful Viruses

    Some people use frozen berries without first cooking them, increasing their risk of exposure to harmful viruses. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported three hepatitis A virus outbreaks and one norovirus outbreak linked to frozen berries in the United States from 1997 to 2016. The FDA began sampling frozen berries for each hazard as […]

    May 31, 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

    Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA to Hold Four Public Meetings to Discuss Draft Produce Safety Rule Guidance

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created to help farmers meet the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. The draft guidance, entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for […]

    Nov 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Expands Support for States to Advance Implementation of Produce Safety Activities

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as renewed agreements with 43 other states, in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of […]

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    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 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

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    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 $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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