Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is a deadly pathogen in susceptible individuals, and is rightly taken very seriously by public health officia… … Continue readingLm – What is the Right Balance and Are We Going Too Far?

The notification of a new publication from FDA or USDA rarely elicits eager reading from the food industry, as it is generally about a new… … Continue readingGiving Thanks to the Industry

Over the last few weeks, FDA has published three new guidance/draft guidance documents, two of which focus on very specific segments of t… … Continue readingNew FDA Guidances Zero In on Specific Elements of Regulations

Last week, FDA issued a proposed rule to revoke a health claim for soy protein and coronary heart disease. According to a statement from … … Continue readingDoes Health Claim Revocation Signal New Focus for FDA?

If you have included heat treatments in your FSMA Food Safety Plan as a preventive control – or think you may need to add it to your deve… … Continue readingHave a Heat Treatment Preventive Control? FDA Now Has Guidance for You

As everyone is aware antibiotic resistance continues to be a very hot topic both politically and with the public. From a public health pe… … Continue readingNARMS Report Provides Good News … and Bad News

Undeclared allergens continue to be the #1 cause of food recalls, with undeclared nuts topping the list. So such recall announcements by … … Continue readingHave the Food Regulators Gone Nuts?

You’ve initiated a recall for a product that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is on retail s… … Continue readingWhat is FDA’s Policy on Requiring a Company to Issue a Press Release?

In the wake of the Inspector General report blasting FDA for its deficiencies in food facility inspections, the Government Accountability… … Continue readingGAO Blasts FDA Practices – Adding USDA Oversight – on Imported Catfish

The title of the Office of Inspector General (OIG)’s report on the status of FDA inspections since the implementation of FSMA pretty much… … Continue readingFDA Blasted Again by the Office of the Inspector General – Consequences for Industry