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FDA Publishes Long-Awaited Guidance on Labeling Rules
Two and a half years after the issuance of two food labeling final rules, FDA has published related guidance documents. Although the orig…
November 28, 2018
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FDA Study Shows Temperature Controls and Handwashing Top Restaurant Food Safety Issues
A new FDA report on foodborne illness risk factors in restaurants shows that, contrary to general opinion, fast-food restaurants have ten…
November 20, 2018
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FDA-Mandated Recalls: Real but Not Inevitable
Post co-authored by Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall Info Link One of the key authorities that FDA gained with the passage of the Food Safety…
November 14, 2018
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Lack of Allergen Controls Leads to Manslaughter Conviction
Are your allergens under control? If not, are you prepared to face the consequences? They could be as “slight” as a general recall or as …
November 7, 2018
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Can a High-Risk List be Black and White? Or Should it Be More Gray?
FDA has been sued, again. For a missed deadline, again. But in this case, I believe we may be better off giving FDA a pass or a work-arou…
November 1, 2018
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USDA RTE-Meat Sampling Results Interesting and Concerning
USDA recently published a study on the pathogenic risks of ready-to-eat meats, with a particular focus on Salmonella. While the results o…
October 25, 2018
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Hazard Analysis: The backbone of your Food Safety Plan
FSMA’s Preventive Controls rule requires food facilities to have a written Food Safety Plan (FSP). But before you even start writing it, …
October 23, 2018
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Do You Have a Natural Disaster Plan?
You have a Food Safety Plan as required by FSMA’s Preventive Controls rule; you are developing a Food Defense Plan as will soon be due fo…
October 19, 2018
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Early Opening of VQIP Gives Importers Extra Time
January 1, 2019, was to be the opening of the second annual registration period for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) applicati…
October 12, 2018
