With the first compliance dates of FSMA’s Final Rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) just around the corner, FDA has iss… … Continue readingFDA Enables DUNS Use for FSVP Compliance … Which Is Coming Due Soon

In 2011, FDA, CDC and USDA’s FSIS teamed up to create the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) with a goal “to improve… … Continue readingFood Safety: What Has Government Done for Me Lately?

Is food getting filthier? If one goes by articles posted last week, it would certainly seem that it is. Or there is concern that it will … … Continue reading“Filthy Food” Headlines: A Political Play to Create Unnecessary Consumer Anguish

The question of what President Trump is going to do with food safety is coming up frequently and currently lacks a clear direction. In th… … Continue readingFood Safety Not a Factor in Trump Budget Blueprint

In making our top predictions for the industry for 2017, it seems that we missed what is turning out to be a key industry initiative this… … Continue readingStandardized Date Labeling on Food: Not Required but Highly Recommended

Between the years 2000 and 2014, the number of outbreaks associated with a reported food dropped by more than half – from nearly 900 in a… … Continue readingImported Fish and Produce Becoming Increasingly Risky

The GAO is at it again, looking at the potential for a single food safety agency. But this time they are asking some different questions…. … Continue readingGAO Takes on Challenge of Defragging the U.S. Food Safety System … Again

With the current focus on the activities of our new President and the U.S. Executive Branch taking the spotlight, it seems there is some … … Continue readingFirst Hundred Days to Include Food Regulation Revocation?

If you’ve been following the TAG newsletters for the last two weeks, you’ve read an overview of FDA’s draft guidance on controlling Liste… … Continue readingYou’ve Found Lm on a Food Contact Surface. Now What?

We’ve been asking for FSMA guidance on environmental monitoring. And now we have it – in FDA’s draft guidance on “Control of Listeria mon… … Continue readingSampling for Lm: The Where, When and How