Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., founder of Food Safety Strategy and former Chief Food Safety & Regulatory Officer at the International Fresh Produce Association, shares what she has learned throughout her 25-year career in food safety.
The FDA has introduced new tools and answers to FAQs to inform stakeholders about the Food Traceability Rule and help covered entities come into compliance.
The recent large scale recalls of infant formula and resulting nationwide shortages highlighted the risks of Cronobacter in vulnerable populations. Sally Powell Price, Regulatory Expert Food and Beverage Safety at MilliporeSigma, which is the Life Sciences business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany in the U.S. and Canada, and Andrew Lienau, Food Regulatory and Validation Senior Expert at MilliporeSigma, discuss the risks of Cronobacter infection, a new testing assay that offers more rapid results, and coming changes to the regulation of infant formula due to growing concerns surrounding the dangers of Cronobacter.
This fall, Jim Jones stepped into his new role as the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the FDA. Here, he discusses his vision for the new unified Human Foods Program, what he learned from his work on the Reagan-Udall Expert Panel for Foods and why that led him to pursue his current role.
The ability to conduct a comprehensive root cause analysis to identify the origin of concerns and formulate and execute remedial processes, such as corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), is essential for food companies. Following we look at how to effectively conduct a root cause analysis and the benefits digital tools can offer teams in both identifying and preventing deficiencies.
As with all ingredients, natural flavors must be identified as such on your product’s ingredients panel. But under certain circumstances, they must also be identified more prominently on the principal display panel. Jennifer Allen, food attorney at Zwillinger Wulkan, explains U.S. food labeling requirements for natural flavors.
Conveyor belts are a key component in food processing and manufacturing. Following we look at current standards and resources to help companies identify the right systems for their facilities and food products.
To date, there have been 11 reported illnesses, 10 hospitalizations and one death associated with the outbreak. On November 7, 2023, FDA matched samples of 2lb bagged peaches at The HMC Group Cold Storage in Kingsburg, California, to the outbreak strain via Whole Genome Sequencing.
The updates to the CFSAN Online Submission Module are intended to eliminate the need to use the FDA’s Electronic Submission Gateway (ESG) and to provide more secure communication between FDA and submitters.
The Food Safety Consortium call for abstracts is now open. The 2024 conference will take place October 20-22 in Washington, DC.
