The recent changes and version updates of GFSI Benchmark Requirements and Scheme Standards are being driven primarily by FSMA, its food d… … Continue readingFSMA’s Human Food Rule Requirements

Ever since the signing of FSMA, FDA has had the authority to mandate food recalls. But in the seven years since then, FDA has never done … … Continue readingFirst Time FDA Mandates Recall – Or Was It?

Listeria in frozen corn in Europe; Salmonella linked to dried coconut in eight U.S. states. We continue to see pathogens causing outbreak… … Continue readingWatch Out! Pathogens Continue to Emerge and Reemerge … and It’s Not Just FDA Using WGS to Track

Following the 9/11 attack in 2001, U.S. food regulators began to focus in earnest on preventing deliberate attacks on the food supply. Hi… … Continue readingQuickly Approaching IA Rule Compliance Dates Reflect New Facets of Food Defense

It seems that FDA is making good use, itself, of the extra time it provided the industry for compliance with the Nutrition Facts and Supp… … Continue readingNutrition Facts Label Extension Proving Valuable for Industry and FDA

Inspector major observations, enforcement statistics and more. Last week Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance (FSPCA) updated Foreign … … Continue readingThe Latest on FSVP!

Listeria is, once again, in the news. But this time, it’s on a global scale. What’s happening? What does it mean to you and what can we l… … Continue readingWhat You Need to Know About the Recent Global Listeria Incidents

There were some very interesting changes in food and beverage recall trends for Q4 2017. Most notably is that although undeclared allerge… … Continue readingChanges in Recall Trends Spark Some Interesting Lessons and Questions

In our last newsletter we talked about FDA testing of spices and some concerns for spice users.   In this week’s newsletter we are contin… … Continue readingYour Fresh Herbs and Avocado Products May Be Part of FDA’s Increased Sampling