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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

Food Safety Tech

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., With the reorganization of the new HFP, along with available resources, we hope to attract top talent to assist with our food safety goals.

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FDA Releases New Draft Guidance Chapters on Food Allergens and Acidified Foods

Food Safety Tech

It provides procedures, practices and processes to meet requirements in the acidified foods regulations and to meet requirements under the preventive controls for human foods rule. FDA-2016-D-2343). Stakeholders can submit comments on the new chapters at Regulations.gov (Docket No.

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Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria Outbreaks?

Bill Marler

Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016 through October 19, 2021. In July 2018, approximately 647 people who dined at a Chipotle restaurant in Powell, Ohio reported illness related to Clostridium perfringens , a pathogen that grows rapidly when food is not held at appropriate temperatures.

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Request for update on Petition to deem Salmonella an Adulterant

Bill Marler

11] Foods regulated by FSIS substantially contribute to this public health burden; according to the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration, over a third of salmonellosis cases can be attributed to chicken (14.0%), pork (10.3%), beef (6.4%), and turkey (6.2%). Sites, 2016-2019. As of 2019, it was 17.12. [9]

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2023 Update on state food safety legislation

Food Safety News

Rhode Island’s H 5345 provides that the state consents to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provisions relative to the Preventive Controls for Animal Food Regulations. Virginia enacted three bills related in food safety certification.

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Near miss reporting – an essential element of allergen control

Kitchen CUT

Unfortunately, in 2016 Pret did not have a system in place to report potential issues Near Misses. In these cases, the FIR loose foods regulations apply, and information still needs to be readily available. Some businesses have changed their previous service methods to ensure that labelling is not required as a solution.

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Bringing Food Safety to the Masses

Food Safety Tech

One area that’s of interest is the FDA Food Code in that it is updated regularly, but there are some states that use very old versions of it. On the federal level, there are 15 different federal agencies that play a role in food safety as well as many different state agencies, but you don’t just have 50 states.