SAN RAFAEL, CA–(Marketwired – November 11, 2015) – SafetyChain Software, leaders in Food Safety Chain Management Systems that Automate, Streamline & Improve Food Safety and Quality Assurance™ (FSQA), along with media sponsor Food Safety Tech, is excited to announce the final webcast of its three-part Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) leadership […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized the next three major rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The rules establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms, make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards, and establish a program for the accreditation of […]

  On December 7 at 11am EST, Thesmar and Neumann will review the finalProduce Safety Rule. The FDA anticipates this rule, which focuses on creating safeguards to help prevent contamination at farms, will standardize safety rules across the U.S. that currently vary by state. For example, use of agricultural water, […]

So … the first of FSMA’s final rules are finally released—and they are not small rules. In fact, together, the two total nearly 1,600 pages—that’s a lot of reading, and even more analysis. So, while you can expect Legislative Update to provide you with ongoing analysis of these and all […]

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is more than a well-known saying — it’s also what many people believe to be time-tested truth. And the tradition of giving an apple to a teacher on the first day of school also says something about the apple’s solid reputation for being […]

What is a farm? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has learned in recent years that this isn’t an easy question to answer. The agency has had to define “farm” for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) because farms are subject to the law’s produce safety rule but not […]

After a meeting with Cara Welch, Ph.D., acting deputy director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at FDA, in late January 2015, the following bullet points with regards to dietary supplement GMP compliance were seen as takeaways: • Read the preamble to the GMPs (good manufacturing practices) for dietary supplements […]

When talking about crowdfunding in Europe, the UK is without a doubt the most important and active market. According to Forbes, the UK crowdfunding industry had a net worth of €3.56 billion by the end of 2014, leading the continent. Quantified in money raised, the European crowdfunding scene raised €2.96 […]

Oregon State University’s (OSU) Western Regional Food Safety Training Center has just received funding that will allow partnership with Colorado State University (CSU) and five other land-grant universities in the Rocky Mountain region. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the birth of the training center–a $1.2 million investment. Its purpose […]

With the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act transforming the nation’s food safety system into one based on the prevention of foodborne illness, the food industry will be required to systematically put in place measures proven effective in preventing contamination. For this reason, food-industry training will be important to the successful […]