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Showing posts with label regulations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regulations. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

FSMA - FDA Extends Deadline for Certain Provisions of Four Major Rules

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As you know, the compliance dates are approaching for FSMA.  For Preventive Control for Human Foods, the compliance date for large firms in ...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Cottage Food Laws - Sidestepping Food Safety Regulations

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Many states are enacting Food Cottage Laws to enable people to sell food that they made in their own kitchen without any oversight by govern...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

FSMA Preventive Controls Rule for Human Foods - A First Look

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The FDA released the final rule for the Preventive Controls for Human Foods. For those who have been tasked with reviewing the PDF file of...
Friday, January 23, 2015

USDA Proposes Salmonella and Campylobacter Performance Standards for Poultry Parts and Ground Poultry

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 USDA has proposed setting performance standards for poultry processors on raw ground poultry as well as raw poultry parts (breasts, legs, b...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Rule Delayed Requiring Labeling of Mechanically Tenderized Meat

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A rule requiring the mandatory labeling of mechanically tenderized meat was delayed due to slow government action. The rule was proposed b...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Changes to FSMA Rule on Preventive Controls - Product Testing, Environmental Monitoring, and Supplier Control

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FDA rolled out its revised FSMA Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Foods and is allowing 75 days for comment. Part of the revisions foc...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Using Yelp Reviews to Help Fight Foodborne Illness

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A study was done to use Yelp, a restaurant review website, as a way to identify restaurants that may have caused foodborne illness.  Investi...
Friday, April 25, 2014

FDA releases Food Code Reference System

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FDA has released the Food Code Reference System , (FCRS) a search tool for providing additional information on questions posed to FDA on v...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Colorado's New Food Safety Challange - POT!

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With the passing of the law to make marijuana legal , Colorado must now address issues associated with legalization including regulations im...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

FDA Issues 2013 Food Code

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The FDA issued the new 2013 Food Code , the model for handling and preparation of food offered to consumers. This model establishes the mos...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

FDA proposes fee structure for re-inspections and recalls as part of FSMA

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As part of the provisions in FSMA, FDA is setting a fee schedule for re-inspections of a facility when that facility had non-compliance/food...
Monday, January 7, 2013

FDA Proposed Rules for Food Safety Plans and Produce Food Safety

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On Friday, Januray 4, 2013, the FDA rolled out two proposed rules.   1) Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and R...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Problems at NECC facility that led to meningitis outbreak

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This is not food related, but the issues seen at this facility that made the contaminated epidurals that led to the fungal meningitis outbre...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Summary of the FDA Requirements for Food Facility Registration

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The FDA has updated the registration process for food facilities and that registration is now open. According to the FDA, “Biennial Regis...
Friday, May 11, 2012

Underweight meat items results in fine

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Kraft recently received some bad publicity for selling packages of food that were deemed underweight by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture....
Friday, February 10, 2012

Expanding the list of bad [foodborne disease causing] bacteria?

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There is currently a push to put a zero tolerance on four strains of drug-resistant salmonella in uncooked meat (link below). This comes af...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Food Modernization Act Passes Senate

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The Food Safety Modernization Act took another step forward by passing the Senate.  It must now go to the House where there will be debate o...