FDA encourages eligible food importers to take advantage of this extended application window to apply for FY2027 VQIP benefits.
Food Safety Consortium Conference
Plan to attend the Food Safety Consortium Conference in Washington DC. This year’s program will include the rise of AI in food safety and quality management, risk management and FSMA 15 years, later, where is food safety going? The event will focus on the convergence of policy, science, and best practices. With the conference being held near Washington, D.C., the program continues to emphasis on policy discussions, reflecting the growing need to address regulatory and legislative issues. The program will also prioritize the sharing of best practices, offering attendees the chance to learn from one another and engage in collaborative problem-solving on hot-button issues.
SQF Edition 10 has been delayed due to an extension in the GFSI benchmarking application timeline, which now runs through March 2026. The new edition emphasizes food safety culture, change management, and environmental monitoring, and it consolidates documentation requirements to create a more proactive and holistic approach to food safety.
Sustainability is at the forefront of every industry, including the food industry, as it is driven by consumer demand and regulatory pressures. Food industry professionals must be knowledgeable and flexible about the current regulatory drivers to ensure compliance with these requirements and maintain competitiveness in the market.
Most food and beverage organizations consider traceability requirements an expensive, time-consuming regulatory obligation. However, early adopters will win customer commitments and solidify a competitive advantage as the sector becomes more transparent.
Dr. Emilio Esteban, Chief Scientific Officer for Mérieux NutriSciences’ North America division, and Head of its Global Analytical Hub and former Undersecretary for Food Safety at USDA is the opening keynote speaker. The closing keynote speaker is Ricky Dickson, Author and Former CEO of Blue Bell Creameries.
This report includes information on incidents investigated by the United States Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network that were linked to FDA-regulated human food in the 2023 calendar year.
The compliance date extension affords covered entities the additional time necessary to ensure complete coordination across the supply chain in order to fully implement the final rule’s requirements
Designed to address the increasingly complex compliance needs of stakeholders in the food industry, FSMA 204 Food Traceability Solutions combine FSMA 204 audits, training and the TRAKKEY digital traceability platform
Labeling of food and dietary supplements in the United States involve several aspects and each must be approached with careful consideration. Regulatory, scientific, and business decisions need to be considered when working on labels’ mandatory elements and claims. The FDA released in December 2024 and January 2025 a few new proposed and final rules on several issues that will impact food and dietary supplement labeling.
