To develop and implement effective food safety processes and practices, it is necessary to understand the root causes of potential food cont … Continue readingFDA on the Trail … to Your Farm or Facility?

Nearly a decade after the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA is fulfilling the mandate to propose a rule for traceability req … Continue readingTAG Team Contributed to Elements of Proposed Traceability Rule

As FDA resumes its routine domestic inspections, facilities are likely to notice a new add-on to the inspection: a Q&A Food Defense “Quic… … Continue readingUnpacking the IA Rule: An Expert Webinar

For the first time in 50 years, the egg industry will see a change in inspection methods. Since 1970, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Servic … Continue readingEgg Oversight “Modernization” Puts the Onus on Producers

The FSPCA has instituted a limited-time pilot policy allowing virtual registration and delivery of course by an IAVA Lead Instructor … Continue readingIA Vulnerability Assessment Course Now Available Virtually

FDA will be using the Quick Checks to “educate while we regulate.” This education period – made up of 10-minute “conversations” – was initia … Continue readingAre You Ready for a Food Defense Quick Check?

Is there – finally – a cause for optimism in the ongoing fight against COVID-19? With late summer bringing a drop in cases in some areas … … Continue reading31 in 31: The Latest Lessons of COVID-19

All are initiating a new or updated focus on Food Safety Culture. This means that all in the food industry – worldwide – will need to be ini … Continue readingFood Safety Culture – Becoming a Global Requirement