The FDA has posted new frequently asked questions and additional tools related to the FSMA Food Traceability Rule to help clarify how the rule applies to specific situations and commodities.
Automated Temperature Monitoring with Internet of Things (IoT) technology can improve food safety and regulatory compliance and deliver more efficient restaurant operations. Here’s how it works and how you can find the right device for your facility.
Out of the 747 samples collected from March 2021 to January 2022, four were detected to have either Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella spp—three of which originated from the same facility.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations has directed the FDA to unify its food program under a Deputy Commissioner for Foods and highlighted additional priorities for the agency related to cell-cultured meat products, allergen labeling and quantitative pathogen testing.
Updates include the addition of current, peer-reviewed scientific references related to pre-harvest controls, swine slaughter, processing of pork cuts, and comminuted pork products.
The agency will continue to monitor arsenic in apple juice samples and if testing identifies inorganic arsenic in apple juice above 10 ppb, the FDA will consider this action level, in addition to other factors, to determine whether to take enforcement action.
Key factors to consider as you investigate apparel to keep your company’s employees safe and comfortable.
The page explains how equivalence—the process of determining whether a foreign regulatory counterpart’s food safety controls achieve at least the same level of public health protection as measures required by U.S. law—is determined, current equivalence determinations, and how regulatory authorities can submit a formal request for equivalence for FDA-regulated food products.
Attendees can take part in three days of education and professional networking, and gain up to 26 continuing education credits for taking part in the 2023 Food Safety Consortium, October 16-18 in Parsippany, New Jersey.
The agency is seeking increased funding, new staff and industry buy-in to expand its post-market surveillance of chemicals added to, as well as those that come in contact with, food products.
