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 […]

The new standards are targeted at reducingSalmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products – both of which have been problematic – plus breasts, legs and those ever-popular wings. Under the new rules, no more than 15.4% of chicken parts like breasts and wings can test positive forsalmonella and no more than 7.7% […]

In 1938, Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&CA) that covers all commodities, except meat and poultry products, for which the U.S. Department of Agriculture has responsibility, in interstate commerce from harvest through processing and distribution. In 1969, the first Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) were published as […]

Food safety is spread throughout various departments and programs in the federal budget and the document President Obama proposed Tuesday for fiscal 2017 is no different. The policy wonks who know how the federal budgeteers work go to one place when they want to know how food safety is doing […]

Dive Brief: The FDA has announced two funding opportunities, or cooperative agreements, intended to address outreach, education, and training needs regarding food safety requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). One funding initiative is for Native American tribes, and the other for local food producers. The FDA is focused on […]

Although the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed in 2011, the reality is that the rules that went along with the law—and that truly define how it will be executed and regulated—are just now being finalized. Enforcement of these rules should really ramp up in 2016 and 2017. […]

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) wraps up its 2016 Winter Policy Conference today and the influential group is laying down some tracks others may have to follow. The 2016 NASDA conference is also celebrating 100 years of “advocating agriculture.”   NASDA is player on food safety […]

FDA has announced two opportunities for funding, in the form of cooperative agreements, to enhance food safety under FSMA. The two cooperative agreements to enhance food safety and FSMA compliance are for Native American Tribes Outreach, Education and Training; and for Local Food Producer Outreach, Education, and Training. The outreach, […]

If your farm is exempt from FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule, you are not off the hook with the FDA. You’ll need specific documentation on file to prove your exemption. The rule calls for these records to be in place by Jan.26, 2016. These records can be originals, photocopies, scans, pictures, […]

SAI Global is hosting a free webinar on FSMA’s new Allergen Preventive Controls with Senior Consultant Bob Strong Friday, January 22, 2016 at 1:00 pm EST. FSMA’s rule 103 includes HARPC and includes Allergen Preventive Controls. During this webinar, Strong will discuss the difference between an allergen and an intolerance […]