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Canada moves to protect citizens from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley

Bill Marler

Under the SFCR, FFV businesses, including those who import romaine lettuce, are now required to obtain a Safe Food for Canadians licence and maintain: preventive controls that address food safety hazards; preventive control plans that document risks to food and how they are addressed; and. FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan.

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A tragedy across the border – The FDA isn’t ready for the next E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

coli outbreaks than any other food, including beef, but the government’s efforts to secure the safety of greens remains a pale shadow of its policing of red meat. The Globe review found that the FDA still sometimes seems more concerned with preventing panic than fully informing the public about health hazards in the food supply.

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FDA Names Jim Jones as First Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Quality & Safety

On August 23, James “Jim” Jones was named as FDA’s first-ever deputy commissioner of the Human Foods Program, effective September 24, 2023. Califf, MD, FDA commissioner, and exercise decision-making authority over all the program’s entities. food supply. In this role, Jones will report directly to Robert M.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

Food Safety News

The Food and Drug Administration’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Jim Jones, started his work yesterday and sent the below letter to colleagues. FDA Commissioner Robert Calif appointed Jones after the agency’s embarrassing turmoil over the lack of a clear chain of command on the food side of its responsibilities.

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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

Food Safety News

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. A Yiannas-Mayne rift was reported in 2022 that was so serious that they’d even argue about how food outbreaks should be investigated. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. food supply. food supply.

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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

Food Safety Tech

In September, Jim Jones, former EPA employee and member of the Reagan-Udall Expert Panel for Foods, became the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. He is tasked with reorganizing the agency to develop better coordination among the multiple departments involved in the regulation of human foods in the U.S.,