According to a recent press release by the National Sunflower Association, the Food and Drug Administration released the final Food Safety Modernization Act produce safety rule recently. When first released the rule was unclear whether sunflower would be exempt. NSA submitted detailed comments and held meetings with FDA to persuade […]

Previously Töpfer used Access and lists to deliver the necessary traceability.  Now, thanks to the introduction of two CSB-Rack industrial PCs, the company can assign SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) numbers to each product immediately after packaging.   In addition, Töpfer has been able to convert the internal nomenclature for its […]

Government and key primary industry players are working together to develop and online tool that captures key information about livestock status and movements. The team working on the project includes representatives from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) and OSPRI which manages the national […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final rules to implement three major provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs [FSVP] for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals final rule (pre-publication version) applies to importers of food. Importantly, the FSVP rule also […]

EtQ today announced that Traci Slowinski, its Food and Beverage Product Manager will be presenting the webinar, “FSMA is Upon us: How to Prepare for the FSVP Rule.” This webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 18th, at 9:30am ET/ 2:30pm GMT and will provide an overview of FSMA and the […]

FAIRFAX, VA–(Marketwired – Nov 11, 2015) – InfinityQS International, Inc., the global authority on real-time quality and Manufacturing Intelligence, announces that 15 of the top 25 food and beverage manufacturers worldwide use its enterprise quality management software, ProFicient, to improve product quality, decrease costs and make smarter business decisions. These manufacturers recognize the […]

Chicago, IL, November 21, 2015 –(PR.com)– The most influential and successful leaders within the food industry will be on hand to offer insight on the biggest challenges and trends at the Food Safety: Increasing Quality and Compliance Conference. The conference, hosted by Q1 Productions, will take place March 17-18, 2016 […]

Today, we have machines that can verify the DNA of a seafood species before it reaches consumers or scan a QR code for information beyond “country of origin” at the grocery store. But, even amid these technological advancements, consumers who want to know the sources of their seafood are often […]

FDA Friday released details on the final Food Safety Modernization Act rules for produce safety, a foreign supplier verification program and accredited third-party certification. “The recent multistate outbreak of salmonella in imported cucumbers that has killed four Americans, hospitalized 157 and sickened hundreds more, is exactly the kind of outbreak […]

/EINPresswire.com/ — SAN RAFAEL, CA–(Marketwired – October 27, 2015) – SafetyChain Software, leaders in Food Safety Chain Management Systems that Automate, Streamline & Improve Food Safety and Quality Assurance™ (FSQA), is pleased to announce the topic for its October 30, 2015 FSMA Fridays session:Preventive Controls for Human & Animal Food Part 2 — Supply Chain Environmental […]