Getting employees on board can be one of the most difficult parts of any major change within a company. When things are operating just fine from the perspective of the employee, the cries of, “but we’ve always done it this way!” can be deafening. As a manager, it is our […]

The GLOBALG.A.P. User’s Guide and Self Assessment for FSMA Produce Safety Rule Compliance supports Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) users in efficiently meeting Produce Safety Rule (Produce Rule) requirements.  IFA is the most widely utilized good agricultural practice scheme for fresh produce in the world. The GLOBALG.A.P. USA Crops National Technical […]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania produce growers, food processors and animal-feed producers navigating the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have new educational resources to help them determine what their farms and businesses must do to comply with new regulations. FSMA Over the next several years, the Food and Drug Administration […]

By way of background, on July 14, 2016, FDA issued a final rule to amend and update the Agency’s food facility registration requirements and implement revisions mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). To support industry compliance with the updated food facility registration requirements, on November 7, 2016, FDA issued a Draft […]

The key concepts that exist in US food regulation are those of adulteration and misbranding, essentially making sure that neither is food contaminated nor its packaging misleading.To European eyes until relatively recently quite a number of the key US pieces of food law could look quite dated. For adulteration some […]

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is requiring significant changes for food companies, and allergen controls are one area of focus. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t yet released its final guidance on allergens, it’s never too early for businesses to take a closer look at what […]

While the compliance dates have already arrived and passed for the preventive controls rules for human and animal food for large food and beverage processors, FDA recently reminded small businesses and very small businesses that they must comply with the same rules by Sept. 18, 2017 and Sept. 17, 2018 […]

GlobalG.A.P. has published a new guide for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The GlogbalG.A.P. User’s Guide and Self Assessment for FSMA Produce Safety Rule Compliance supports Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) users in efficiently meeting Produce Safety Rule (Produce Rule) requirements. IFA is one of the the most […]

ORLAND, Calif. — Growers and other agricultural businesses shouldn’t wait until next year’s deadlines to begin complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act’s requirements, an industry expert advises. Federal officials are already inspecting large processing facilities for preventive controls for human food and animal feed, whose deadlines were in September, […]

As the regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) continue to roll-out, food safety and compliance with the new rules remains top of mind for food processors. Putting process control in place to enhance food safety but also improve food quality has become critical. FSMA was signed into […]