Food Safety Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its new Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System (IFSS RLTS) Strategic Plan 2024–2028, and will hold a stakeholder call on April 2, 2024.

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APRIL 22, 2024

With the popularity of food delivery services and meal kits growing so quickly, however, food safety regulators have given little guidance regarding best practices for direct-to-consumer (DTC) or third-party delivery (TPD) services. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx, aren’t regulated by food safety agencies, says Donald W.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Reagan-Udall Foundation today announced five members of an Independent Expert Panel who will conduct the operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as Chair of the panel last month.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On December 6, the FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness will co-host the ninth complimentary webinar in the ongoing series, Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

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Food Safety Tech

APRIL 1, 2024

Brands tasked with ensuring food safety walk a line between meeting regulatory requirements and balancing resource constraints. At the federal level, we typically see programs designed to ensure food safety relegated to the back burner. Food contamination also poses a serious threat. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the long-anticipated Preharvest Agricultural Water Final Rule, fulfilling Subpart E of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with STOP Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, is set to host the eighth installment of its webinar series on food safety culture. According to the FDA, food safety culture stands as a cornerstone in the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Food Safety Talk 259: No Bill, You Pay Us. The guys are joined by friend of the show and food safety lawyer Bill Marler, for his second time on the show (but first in 8 years). The discussion goes to the importance and power of linking food safety to those who have been victims of foodborne illness.

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ComplianceMate

JANUARY 5, 2024

Food safety assurance through proper handling practices and temperature monitoring is more important than ever, which is something underscored by the new food traceability rule from the FDA announced in March 2023.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Food Safety Consortium Conference has announced a new online Food Safety Training Series, developed to explore critical food safety and quality topics in depth and offer timely information on emerging issues. I am excited about the brand expansion of the Food Safety Consortium moving into training.

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Food Safety Tech

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness are hosting the eighth webinar in the ongoing series of webinars exploring food safety culture on September 13, 2023, from 12pm to 1:00pm ET. To learn more about the webinar series and listen to recordings of past webinars, visit  Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Registration for the 12th Annual Food Safety Consortium , which will take place October 20-22, 2024, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, is now open. The post Registration Open for the 2024 Food Safety Consortium appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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Food Safety Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act ( EFSIA ) was recently reintroduced to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. If passed, the bill would allow U.S.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 16, 2024

Food Safety Tech is thrilled to announce that James (Jim) Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at FDA, will be the keynote speaker for the 2024 Food Safety Consortium , which will be held October 20-22 at the Crystal Gateway Marriot in Arlington, Virginia.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webpage listing retail food safety resources and information, along with a new job aid about time/temperature control foods according to the FDA Food Code.

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Food Safety Tech

JULY 25, 2023

Food safety and quality professionals can take advantage of three days of education, networking and panel discussions at the 11 th Annual Food Safety Consortium , October 16-18 in Parsippany, New Jersey. This year’s event is co-located with the Cannabis Quality Conference and Food Defense Consortium.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The folks at Food Safety News received this email, and I too was reminded how thankful I am for them – Thanks Dan, Coral, Joe, Joann, Cookson and all the other people that contibute. From the standpoint of consumer health, and safety, FSN is a beacon of light that gives us some direction. 15 the FDA had received 386 complaints.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 21, 2021

I am speaking (virtually) at the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Conference this week: [link]. My guess is that there will be a few FDA and FSIS people in attendance. My roll is to bring some reality about why it is a bad idea to poison your customers and what the FDA and FSIS leadership should be doing about it.

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JULY 29, 2022

Over the last 30 years I have gotten to know many that work or worked at both the FDA and CFIA. We are testing a variety of Daily Harvest and Revive products and have shared the results with both the FDA and Daily Harvest. So, FDA, CFIA, what the hell are you doing?

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Food Safety Tech

MARCH 24, 2024

It cast a light on the consequential impact that poor food safety can have on restaurant customers. While no monetary value can be placed on human life, restaurants must understand the financial and brand reputational risks associated with poor food safety. There’s also a business continuity component to consider.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It reminded me of another post of nearly a decade ago when we were in the middle of yet another cantaloupe mess – here is the post: By Bill Marler on November 30, 2018 FDA and industry and Congress all need to step up and do something. The AMS has never really been much concerned about food safety, nor is Big Fresh.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Shaw The usage of Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in the food service industry has gained significant attention due to its effectiveness in combating various pathogens and reducing the risk of foodborne illnesses. Its ability to target pathogens on various surfaces and produce items enhances food safety measures.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 19, 2023

CDC FDA’s onsite inspection of the Austrofoods facility in Ecuador has ended. However, the FDA investigation of the elevated lead levels in recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches continues. The FDA has tested multiple products and, based on the current evidence, there are no further products being added to the recall at this time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2023

If subjected to a food recall, would you be able to produce clear records delineating every touchpoint where the food was produced, harvested, processed or transformed, shipped, received, and used? How long would it take you to produce all that information when the FDA came calling?

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Food Safety Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

In a recent virtual scientific symposium, a top FDA Human Foods Program official revealed that one in five samples collected in a national survey of retail milk has tested positive for HPAI H5N1 genetic material, but additional testing is required to determine whether intact HPAI H5N1 is present in retail milk and if it remains infectious.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The FDA’s proposed reorganization package includes new updates that not only shift how the agency’s food and field work is conducted, but also impacts a number of additional FDA offices outside of these programs. We are hopeful that implementation can begin in calendar year 2024.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Last week, hundreds of food safety professionals, members of the FDA and USDA, and leaders in academia, food safety testing and cybersecurity met in Parsippany, New Jersey, for the 2023 Food Safety Consortium.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 9, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 9, 2021

FDA Issues Improvement Plan Focused on Modernizing Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses . The following is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response,and Stic Harris, D.V.M. director of the FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network. Input from the U.S.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2023

In fact, the World Health Organization reports that on average, 1,600,000 people get sick each day due to unsafe food. That’s why World Food Safety Day aims to promote food safety globally and celebrate the efforts being made to prevent foodborne illness. trillion U.S.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 6, 2024

As I said to the USA Today – Yesterday: “I have never seen chromium being found in foods before, but we have also never seen these high of levels of lead either,” food safety lawyer Bill Marler told USA TODAY. Marler said he is representing several families of children with elevated lead levels from the products.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today’s modern restaurant operators face challenges that no other generation has faced, thanks to COVID-19 closures, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, menu labeling, and food safety challenges. It is the industry's primary responsibility to be sure the food they sell and serve to consumers is safe.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

— COMMENTARY — By Steven Grossman, executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA On Sept. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA had already circulated a shutdown toolkit for FDA stakeholders. FDA still faces a range of outcomes from a modest increase to a devastating cut. The threat was real. 19 and on Jan.

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Food Safety Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) educational series on the food safety benefits of tech-enabled traceability focuses on low- or no-cost traceability technologies applied throughout the supply chain. The first video in a new U.S.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The FDA has confirmed that lead chromate is the source of lead and chromium in cinnamon applesauce marketed for children and imported from Ecuador. Leaders at the FDA continue to believe the contamination was intentional. FDA’s leading hypothesis remains that this was likely an act of economically motivated adulteration.”

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. The Food and Drug Administration has also released a revised draft of a second guidance document that includes a section on testing spent sprout irrigation water for pathogens.

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