Featured FSMA Articles
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Addressing A Lack Of Inter-Agency, Food-Safety Collaboration
12/23/2014
The Government Accountability Office is mandating Congress to lead the efforts to develop a government-wide, food-safety performance plan
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Listeria-Infected Caramel Apples Attributed To Several Deaths
12/22/2014
Listeriosis illnesses could still be incubating in people who consumed commercially-prepared, pre-packaged caramel apples.
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Walmart Is Improving Poultry Safety Protocols
12/19/2014
In an effort to protect consumers from foodborne illness, the retail giant announced on Thursday, December, 18 that it will implement heightened measures of safety for its poultry suppliers.
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Why Traceability Is An Essential Part Of The Food Industry
12/18/2014
The food-supply chain has changed immensely from the days of raising food for your family’s dinner table. As the world has grown and sourcing has become more global, the supply chain has become much longer and increasingly complex. We can no longer directly question the harvester or even the intermediary vendor of our food and must rely on more advanced methods of traceability.
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Presidential Task Force Seeks Public Commentary On Seafood Safety
12/18/2014
Relatively speaking, the IUU and Seafood Fraud task force have gone from formation to recommendation in a very un-governmental amount of time. Public comments are being sought on how best to implement the recently-drafted recommendations
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4 Simple Ways To Boost Your Company's Food Safety
12/17/2014
Assessing, adopting, and/or improving these four components of your business will decrease the opportunity for food contamination while increasing the prospects for strengthening your brand.
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Automation Leads The Way In Food Safety Inspection Systems
12/17/2014
The Food Safety Modernization Act will require food producers to shift focus from reaction to prevention. It will also place primary responsibility for food safety concerns on industry members, while expanding the FDA’s authority in terms of recalls and production suspensions. With such widespread changes approaching, automation might help ease the transition.
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FDA Inspections: Where Being Caught In The Act Can Be Good
12/12/2014
The doom and gloom voice of the FDA is being tempered with the positive, as FSMA nears its much anticipated finalization and its head honchos can relax enough to look for the good
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10 Factors The FDA Will Use To Assess Your Facility
12/10/2014
As FSMA is implemented, the FDA’s inspection schedule will be determined by facility assessment and its high- or non-high risk designation
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The FDA Says BPA Is Safe
12/9/2014
Despite ongoing concerns over the effects of BPA, the most-recent statement from the FDA reaffirms the agency’s stance that the chemical is safe for use in its current food-related applications