food safety

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

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

Utopia Foods expands recall on Enoki mushrooms

Utopia Foods Inc BB #:209702 of Glendale, NY, is expanding the recall of its 200g packages of “Enoki Mushrooms”, imported...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Fullei Fresh recalls alfalfa sprouts due to possible health risk

MIAMI, FL – Fullei Fresh BB #:181557 is voluntarily recalling Alfalfa Sprouts due to the detection of Shiga toxin producing...

2 years ago 2 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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Church Brothers make food safety promotions

SALINAS, Calif. – January 9, 2023 – Church Brothers BB #:161800 has recently promoted key team members within the Food...

2 years ago 2 minute read

FDA releases 2022 Food Code

Subscribe to Email Updates The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has issued the 2022 edition of the FDA Food...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Wegmans recalls Organic Baby Kale & Baby Spinach and Organic Microgreens due to Salmonella risk

ROCHESTER, NY – Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. BB #:104173 is issuing a voluntarily recall on its products containing micro greens, sweet...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Hazard- and risk-based assessments of chemical safety

This article is the second of a two-part series. In my previous article, I discussed the new textbook Present Knowledge...

2 years ago 3 minute read

SmartWash Solutions begins shipping new EPIC Panel Sterilight for food safety

Salinas, CA – SmartWash Solutions, an industry leader in food safety technology, has begun shipping EPIC Panel Sterilight, a new...

2 years ago 3 minute read

A massive new study of food safety

This is the first of a two-part article. I am totally unqualified to review this book. With 72 chapters in...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Questions about blockchain infallibility

Let me begin by asking a dumb question, of the sort that journalists should ask more than they do. Blockchain...

2 years ago 4 minute read

FDA releases details of FSMA traceability rule

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an unprecedented advancement in...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA offers resources for new FSMA rule

November 15, 2022 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has shared their initial reactions...

2 years ago 4 minute read

NGA: FDA’s new traceability rule will disproportionately affect smaller grocers

November 16, 2022 Washington, D.C. – The National Grocers Association BB #:163424, the national trade association representing the independent supermarket...

2 years ago 3 minute read

GLOBALG.A.P. launches version 2 of Risk Assessment on Social Practice

PORTLAND, Oregon – GLOBALG.A.P. North America (GGNA) announces version 2 of GLOBALG.A.P.’s Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) as an...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA announces winners of Root Cause Analysis Award

Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 announced, at its inaugural Global Produce and Floral Show, the...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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