The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Food Safety Modernization Act gives the agency the right to deny U.S. entry of imported foods from those establishments who do not grant FDA access to observe their facilities.
In this week’s episode of Food Safety Magazine’s Food Safety Matters Podcast, we chat with Will Daniels, president of the produce division at IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group. In this role, Will is responsible for lab and consulting services for the produce industry.
IFSAC’s paper, “An Updated Scheme for Categorizing Foods Implicated in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks: A Tri-Agency Collaboration, serves as an update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s previous food categories.
In an interview, Stephen Hughes, the PSN’s Team Lead from CFSAN and Brittany Laymon, one of two Branch Chiefs leading the investigators from ORA, discuss the PSN’s goals, the work their teams are doing, and how this team allows for better coordination within FDA as its experts work with farmers, state partners and other key stakeholders to support implementation of the Produce Safety Rule.
Food businesses in the UK will be required to put in place practical steps to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems under new EU legislation which will apply from April 2018.
This week, seven people—all belonging to the same family—were arrested and accused of selling adulterated sunflower oil and calling it extra virgin olive oil.
In this week's episode of Food Safety Magazine's Food Safety Matters podcast, Hal King discusses food safety in the foodservice and restaurant arena, along with how young professionals can build a career in the industry.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week reveals that raw flour is the cause of bacteria—specifically Escherichia coli (E. coli) shiga toxin-producing bacteria (STEC).
Today, the FDA announced the availability of a SECG to help small businesses understand the requirements of the Final Rule on the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (Sanitary Transportation Rule). Small businesses have until April 6, 2018, to comply with the rule.
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