The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is called “the most sweeping reform of our food safety laws in more than 70 years,” by FDA, the agency tasked with enforcing it. Spurred by contamination of food that lead to millions of sick people and animals, FSMA aims to ensure the U.S. […]

As the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) deadlines pass or quickly approach, companies subject to FSMA must create and implement a food safety Plan (also referred to as Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls or HARPC). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final rules implementing new preventive controls for […]

The first major compliance date for the Food & Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) occurred on September 19, 2016. It requires large manufacturers of human and animal food to meet preventive controls and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMPS) requirements. That means having a safety system in place that includes an […]

In a previous article, CCJ reported on how new rules from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) might impact transporters of temperature-sensitive food products. CCJ recently spoke with Brian Mathis, Esq., from Taylor and Associates Attorneys, to get a better understanding of the rule and its implications to the transportation industry. In 2013 the FDA proposed the […]

The first of the compliance dates for FSMA is in the books, and with it came midnight-hour reprieves for some through extended deadlines, relief for others in the form of five chapters of draft guidance, and questions remaining for many with FDA’s promise of nine more guidance chapters to be […]

According to a new report compiled by the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI), food processors are having to change their equipment procedures in order to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). PMMI’s “2016 Food Safety Modernization Act Update Report” suggests that FSMA is […]

If your food processing facility hasn’t taken a close look at the new provisions that have rolled out this month as part of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), the time has come to pay attention. September 2016 marks the date companies have to be in compliance with FSMA. This […]

With the first major compliance dates having arrived Sept. 19 for the preventive controls rules for human and animal food under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA published the following Q&A on the rules and “What’s Next.” Some members of the food industry have expressed concern and uncertainty […]

Food safety expert Gary Kestenbaum provides updated suggestions for packaging industry quality and safety managers regarding FSMA rules.   Welcome to autumn, readers!  Now that vacations are over and we are between critical seasons, it’s a great time to (re)focus on the latest updates to and requirements of the Food […]

Food in the United States is about to get safer. But it also is likely to see more recalls. The FDA’s long-awaited first Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules take effect for large manufacturers next week. On Sept. 19, the FDA will begin enforcing the preventive controls rules for human food and […]