Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The FDA issued the first CORE (Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation Network) annual report summarizing the investigations of foodborne outbreaks and adverse events in FDA-regulated human foods for the 2022 calendar year. In 2022, CORE evaluated 65 incidents, responded to 28, and issued advisories for 11.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Since February 2022, when Dr. Robert M. This was followed by reports of ongoing missteps up and down FDA’s food regulation. Two top food regulators were depicted as conflicting with one another and have since departed. Two top food regulators were depicted as conflicting with one another and have since departed.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here is an overview of each bill: SB 577 —Local Food Regulations and the Local Food Regulation Registry SB 577 provides clarity to food establishments and licensing authorities regarding the enforceability of health regulations.

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FMT Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that there should not be any nutritional info on the label of an alcoholic beverage. The food regulator has notified amended regulations, in this regard, stating that except energy content, the label should not carry any nutritional info.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Survey results Almost 300 products were purchased from all states and territories in 2021 and 2022. Codex has set a maximum level of 50 micrograms per kilogram for patulin in apple juice, which some national food regulators have adopted. Any patulin already present in apples is not destroyed by pasteurization.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Participants were surprised when told that food regulations could be devolved across the UK. This stemmed from a belief that food safety is unlikely to require national variation. Seventy-six participants from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland participated in 14 online focus groups in July and August 2022.

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FMT Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

The FSSAI has decided to extend the date of enforcement of FSS (Advertising and Claims) Second Regulations, 2022, for six months from June 13 so that food businesses could exhaust their existing food packaging materials.

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FMT Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The food regulator added that, once an application is marked for inspection in non-mandatory categories, inspection should be done within 15 days. And, in case, inspection is not conducted within 15 days, DO should recall the application back to Document Scrutiny Stage in FoSCoS and grant the licence.

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FMT Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The food regulator added that, once an application is marked for inspection in non-mandatory categories, inspection should be done within 15 days. And, in case, inspection is not conducted within 15 days, DO should recall the application back to Document Scrutiny Stage in FoSCoS and grant the licence.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Amendments to rules on food safety and a new law on official controls have been prepared but are yet to be adopted. Legislation was amended in December 2022 to align with the EU on requirements for microbiological criteria for food.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 13, 2023

Trenton, NJ A food firm in New Jersey is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. 13 and 17 and March 17 inspection of Porfirios Italian Foods Inc.’s

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FMT Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

In 2022, it launched the HACCP Compliance Verified (HCV)-India program, a registration program for food equipment manufactured in the country based on India’s legal requirements and standards. The work across the entire food supply chain is crucial for consumers and brands seeking to ensure the safety of their products and processes.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 11, 2024

Amongst other initiatives, the agency will hire additional investigators to fulfill inspectional needs associated with increased supply-chain disruptions and consequent human food and medical product shortages in recent years.”

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, part 117 (21 CFR part 117). She stated that all employees should be wearing cleaned outer garments.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This is a repeat observation from FDA’s April 2022 inspection. Unclean interior surfaces of the dishwashing machine with apparent mineral and food residue buildup. This is a repeat observation from FDA’s April 2022 inspection. This is a repeat observation from FDA’s April 2022 inspection.

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Forward Fooding

MARCH 30, 2023

Well not so fast…The sector faces a number of challenges, including bringing down the cost for cultivated products (which is much higher than traditional foods) navigating a complex and lengthy regulatory pathway (these products are subject to novel foods regulation) and creating consumer acceptance.

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Kitchen CUT

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Food Allergy Aware and Jacs Allergen Management are spearheading a campaign in early 2022, if you would like to be a part of the Near Miss Reporting campaign and share your best practice or you feel you need to do more, please get in contact and we will send information on how you can engage and share the best practice.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

During our inspection, FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117). We also address your responses below.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 21, 2023

At both the state and local levels, for example, health departments are responsible for inspecting and regulating foodservice establishments within their jurisdictions. At the federal level, FDA regulates food safety, including food processing, distribution, and labeling.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 12, 2024

During the inspection of your facility, FDA investigators observed serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117).

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

On October 29, 2023, WanaBana USA LLC recalled 39 lots of apple cinnamon fruit puree manufactured by your firm, representing 2,998,088 individual units distributed between November 22, 2022, and October 26, 2023.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, part 117 (21 CFR part 117). She stated that all employees should be wearing cleaned outer garments.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

During our inspection of your facility, the FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117).

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GFI

DECEMBER 20, 2023

GFI Europe partnered with EIT Food to invest in cultivated meat research GFI Europe directed almost €2 million in funding from EIT Food, the world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The FDA issued a supplement to the 2022 Food Code. Addition of vinegar for flavor only, when pH is not monitored, is not considered a special process and rice must be temperature controlled just like any other TCS food. link] Constituent Update FDA Releases Supplement to the 2022 Food Code November 4, 2024 The U.S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) (Public Law 108-282) was enacted in August 2004 and, in part, amended the FD&C Act by defining the term major food allergen (section 201(qq) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.

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