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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

Modern Restaurant Management

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. FSMA Rule 204 allows the FDA to request Critical Tracking Events (CTE) and the business must respond within 24 hours.

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The Produce Industry, the FDA, the Congress and the President have blood on their hands

Bill Marler

It reminded me of another post of nearly a decade ago when we were in the middle of yet another cantaloupe mess – here is the post: By Bill Marler on November 30, 2018 FDA and industry and Congress all need to step up and do something. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable line item alone is said to be approaching $200 million.

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Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?

Bill Marler

According to Food Safety News , the FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. The FDA plans to begin collecting samples from commercial coolers in February and intends to continue sampling through the end of the romaine harvest season in Yuma.

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Is FDA creating a HACCP for Produce? Are assessment and mitigation going to create safer produce?

Bill Marler

“HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA. This is the latest step in the agency’s implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and it proposes to replace some of the existing requirements for agricultural water in the Produce Safety Rule (PSR).

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After multiple Jimmy John’s outbreaks the FDA warns them to fix the problems

Bill Marler

From the FDA: Although you stated that corrective actions were implemented following the 2019 and 2012 outbreaks, you have not provided FDA with any information demonstrating long-term, sustainable corrections have been implemented throughout your organization to prevent this violation from recurring in the future. Multistate E.

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2022 – FDA Investigating at least four Salad Outbreaks linked to E. coli or Listeria

Bill Marler

Lettuce: Romaine or Iceberg. coli O157:H7. Multistate. coli O157:H7. Multistate. April 2010. 5: MI, NY, OH, PA, TN. coli O157:H7. Multistate. April 2012. coli O157:H7. coli O157:H7. Multistate. Romaine.

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Consumers beware – 26 with Listeria linked to unknown food according to FDA

Bill Marler

This just came up on the FDA Outbreak Table: What is Listeria? Around 300 deaths in the United States are caused by Listeria infection each year, according to estimates from a 2011 CDC report. Listeria is a bacterium that causes a serious infection called listeriosis. Listeria bacteria are most found in raw foods.

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