To answer the question of whether the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will make a difference, I want to take a look historically at why FSMA ever got passed by Congress. To do this, I have to wind the clock back almost 10 years. The only thing that got FSMA […]

In order for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to be successfully implemented, training is key. Employees in the food industry are ultimately responsible for getting the training they need to comply with FSMA rules, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a plan for facilitating this training, […]

The newly released Food Safety Modernization Act regulations were the main focus for attendees who gathered for a joint meeting of the Pet Food Institute and National Grain and Feed Assn. in Columbus, Ohio Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Dave Fairfield, NGFA vice president of feed services, said the Food and Drug […]

What has been the effect of FSMA on brand owners and their packaging operations? Were capital expenditures made or were there staffing adjustments? A check of our live poll sheds some light on the impact.   As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Preventive Controls for Human Food […]

Though companies won’t need to comply with the just-released final Food Safety Modernization Act rule on preventive controls for human food for at least a year, retailers should start planning now, according to an FMI webinar. “FSMA Finalizes Preventive Controls Rules: What Now?” — hosted by FMI and The Acheson Group […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 – United Fresh, a trade group that represents more than 1,200 produce growers, processors, shippers, retailers, and marketers, wrapped up its annual conference in Washington, Wednesday by taking their concerns to Capitol Hill. Among the group’s biggest policy priorities were FDA rules to implement the Food Safety […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Feed Industry Assn. (AFIA) and Feedstuffs will co-host a free Food Safety Modernization Act webinar Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The program will provide an overview on what managers should know about the “Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and […]

The FDA on Thursday released two long-awaited final Food Safety Modernization Act regulations with sweeping new requirements for food and feed makers. The preventive controls rules earned praise from the industry and consumer groups — which have been waiting for the proposals for years — and immediately sparked more calls […]

In the spring of 2007, I was asked to testify before the U.S. House of Representative’s Energy and Commerce Committee, which was the committee tasked with modernizing our food safety system. From those hearings, which stretched from 2007 to 2009, came the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). On the Senate […]

n the midst of food prices that are already on the rise, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will vastly increase costs, but it’s not likely to change food safety nor will it modernize our approach to food safety. In a new research paper, I […]