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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., As the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, I am deeply committed to upholding and executing this vision. as well as allocating resources to better protect consumer.

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2023 Update on state food safety legislation

Food Safety News

E ditor’s Note: With permission, Food Safety News today posts the 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislature by Doug Farquhar, JD, Government Affairs Director for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). The following table summarizes bills related to food safety introduced by state legislation in 2023.

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Bringing Food Safety to the Masses

Food Safety Tech

Food safety is set to gain national prominence with the release of “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.” Coli outbreak, and also in terms of my work with USDA and the FDA and my role as an academic who speaks on food safety and food safety policy. I had no idea this is still an issue.”

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FDA Releases New Draft Guidance Chapters on Food Allergens and Acidified Foods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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Request for update on Petition to deem Salmonella an Adulterant

Bill Marler

Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Designing Salmonella performance standard to more closely align with the goal of reducing foodborne illness is fundamental to improving food safety. Sites, 2016-2019.

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

Bill Marler

A food product is also considered “adulterated” if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance, which may render it injurious to health. The 1938 Act, and the recently signed Food Safety Modernization Act, stand today as the primary means by which the federal government enforces food safety standards.

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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. Dependent on the outcome of the consultations, food businesses may need to engage more proactively with the FHS customer.