Does the Sanitary Transport Rule apply to you and if so are you a carrier or are you working with carriers? Remember, the first complianc… … Continue readingFDA Online Module Simplifies Sanitary Transport Training for Carriers

FDA has developed a free application through which food facilities can build a Food Safety Plan that complies with FSMA requirements. The… … Continue readingNeed to Build or Verify Your Food Safety Plan? There’s an App for That

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

What does this mean to the food industry? Check your Allergen Control Program Allergen-related issues have become a major concern for bot… … Continue readingSerious Food-Allergy Reactions Quadrupled Over Last Decade

If you are a seafood or juice producer who is subject to and implements all HACCP requirements, you’ve probably questioned the applicabil… … Continue readingAre Seafood and Juice Processors Exempt from FSMA?

Because FDA’s Low-Acid Canned Foods (LACF), Juice and Seafood HACCP rules were in place long before the finalization of FSMA rules and co… … Continue readingFDA Clarifies FSMA Exemptions for LACF, Juice, and Seafood

The European Union (EU) has always had a different and more tolerant attitude toward Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) than the U.S. Given that… … Continue readingRising Incidence of Listeriosis in EU Leads to New Research

Does the U.S. need increased interventions, controls, and incentives for pre-harvest food safety for food animals? According to a new rep… … Continue readingAre Current U.S. Animal Farm and Feedlot Food Safety Practices Sufficient?

It’s been six long years since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, years of waiting to see what FDA will requir… … Continue readingFSMA Today: An Evolution from Build to Maintenance

According to a study published by CDC in May, if all milk and cheese consumed in the U.S. were pasteurized, an average of 732 illnesses a… … Continue readingRaw Milk Again Holds Headlines. Are You Controlling the Risk?