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

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?