The Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama in January 2011. The purpose of the legislation was to reduce food safety risks and foodborne illness. Since that time, there has been a consistent march of new regulations implementing that legislation from the Food […]

Hazard Identification When identifying hazards, a facility must consider all known or reasonably foreseeable hazards. A “hazard” is simply something that has the potential to cause illness or injury. A “known or reasonably foreseeable hazard” is an important concept under HARPC and it means “a biological, chemical (including radiological), or […]

What Is Food Fraud? While adulteration of a food product can be accidental or unintentional, food fraud is the act of knowingly misrepresenting the contents of a food product, and may or may not pose a risk to consumer health. According to the Food Protection and Defense Institute (formerly the […]

Mike Taylor announced on March 9 that he is stepping down from his position as deputy c for foods and veterinary medicine at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency reported that Taylor will leave on June 1 after more than six years as one of the Obama administration’s […]

Our delegation of FDA experts traveled to Tokyo and Osaka in the first week of February to hold seminars on our new final rules under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). These rules will require that foods exported to the United States be produced in a manner that provides the […]

DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, February 29, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — TraceGains, the leading Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) software solution for food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, held a two-day workshop for employees to gain expertise in the Preventive Controls for Human Food requirements that go into effect in 2016 […]

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is scheduling several regional seminars to educate industry members on FDA’s new feed safety rules of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The seminars, which build upon NGFA’s ongoing training and education programs for FSMA, are being conducted in cooperation with state feed regulatory agencies and […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is among the most significant legislative changes impacting the global food supply chain and represents the most sweeping change to food safety laws in more than 70 years. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by […]

3M Food Safety, in partnership with The Acheson Group, has announced its next free webinar on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), occurring March 21. The event is part of a larger, monthly series that provides food processors clearer understanding of compliance requirements, including how they can manage and possibly […]

Over $200 million of the FDA’s $5.1 billion fiscal year budget for 2017 will go towards implementing several key initatives of the Food Safety and Moderninzation Act. The FY 2017 request covers the period from Oct. 1, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2017. The FDA’s $5.1 billion request includes a net increase […]