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FMI calls for standardization for FDA food traceability

The following is a blog post from Ashley Eisenbeiser, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI, June 28, 2023:...

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FDA announces additional recalls in frozen strawberry Hepatitis investigation

June 13, 2023 — Based on traceback data gathered during the ongoing investigation of hepatitis A infections linked to frozen...

2 years ago 7 minute read

FDA releases food safety tips for fruits and vegetables

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, and...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Inteligistics offers FSMA 204 compliance consulting

New traceability requirements affect the entire fresh foods supply chain Salinas, CA – On November 7, 2022, the Food and...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Lēf Farms recalls packaged salad greens because of possible health risk

The FDA posted this company announcement May 4, 2023: lef Farms of Loudon, N.H. is voluntarily recalling a single lot...

2 years ago 2 minute read

FDA issues report on Salmonella outbreak in cantaloupe in summer of 2022

April 27, 2023 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its investigation of the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Get the F out of the FDA

I never wear T-shirts except when I go to the gym, so a photo of me in one is a...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Food safety: FDA budget afterthought

I have been calling for detaching federal food safety functions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and creating a...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Scenic Fruit Company recalls frozen organic strawberries sold in Western retailers

This company announcement was released by FDA March 16, 2023 and updated March 17: March 17, 2023, this press release...

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GS1 US releases guidance on FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule

EWING, N.J., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GS1 US has published a new guideline to help the food industry leverage...

2 years ago 3 minute read

A possible policy shift against processed foods

Our era may see a shift in public nutrition policy like the one launched against cigarette smoking in the 1960s....

2 years ago 4 minute read

FDA restructuring: not good enough

Those who (like everyone in the produce industry) have a vested interest in food safety may have been following the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Unpacking FDA changes

The proposed restructuring of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on January 31 by FDA commissioner Robert Califf is...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Diverse coalition calls on FDA to outline reforms of foods program

American Frozen Food InstituteAssociation of Food and Drug OfficialsConsumer Brands AssociationConsumer ReportsEnvironmental Working GroupInternational Fresh Produce AssociationSTOP Foodborne IllnessWestern Growers...

2 years ago 3 minute read

FDA proposes redesign of Human Foods Program

January 31, 2023 — Statement from Robert M. Califf, M.D., MACC, Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug...

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IFPA supports FDA food plan, awaits details

January 31, 2023 Washington DC – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 welcomed today’s announcement by FDA Commissioner Califf...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Top food safety official resigns from FDA

Frank Yiannas, who has been the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the Food and Drug Administration since...

2 years ago 4 minute read

FDA releases fact sheet for harvest and post-harvest agricultural water provisions

January 13, 2023 — The intended enforcement discretion period for the harvest and post-harvest agricultural water provisions for covered produce...

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