The February 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train transporting hazardous materials carries a lesson for all food manufacturing facilities, not just those
Continuing its Closer to Zero quest, the FDA’s new draft guidance on lead in foods for babies and young children sets reduced action levels for
It may not be quite the single national food agency that is so often advocated, but if the vision for the FDA’s “reimagined” Human Foods
With USDA’s declaration of its newly published Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule as “the biggest update to the organic regulations since the original Act in
In July 2022, the FDA extended the dates for compliance with the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions of FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule (PSR). However, the extension
In the spring of 2022, we saw the introduction of Senate Bill 4316 which would, if passed, update the 2016 Substances Generally Recognized as Safe
In FDA’s sixth revision of the Food Code, which has been in place for 30 years in its current format, the 2022 edition provides updated
Supply chain issues have been a day-to-day factor for the food industry since nearly the beginning of the pandemic. While there’s little question that a
From heavy metals and chemical residues to repercussions from produce contamination and infant formula adulteration and shortages, 2022 became a year of regulatory embarrassment and