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Food firms warned over maggots, rodents, Listeria, and more in warehouses and facilities

Food Safety News

Houston, TX A food firm in Texas is on notice from the FDA of severe violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. This is a repeat observation from FDA’s April 2022 inspection. 5, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described an Aug.

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Smaller Operation Opson highlights expired food reuse issue

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A toned-down version of a major operation targeting unsafe food has revealed the growing problem of relabeling expired food. Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol and occurred between December 2022 and April 2023. In the past, Operation Opson has also involved Interpol.

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Singapore re-opens science lab and holds novel food event

Food Safety News

Singapore has relocated its national reference laboratory for food science and held a roundtable on novel food regulations. The National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) is the scientific arm of the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the new site was officially opened at the end of October.

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Global alternative protein trends to watch

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Public funding for alt proteins in the APAC region skyrocketed by 207% year-over-year between 2021 to 2022, reaching $94 million USD. Germany is by far the largest market for plant-based options in Europe, with sales of plant-based foods worth a total of €1.9 billion in 2022, up 11% from 2021 despite difficult market conditions.

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FDA Issues First Annual CORE Report Summarizing FDA Investigations Into Foodborne Outbreaks

Penn State Food Safety Blog

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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Improving food safety at the FDA is the goal of a new broad-based coalition

Food Safety News

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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New food safety laws take effect in Texas

Food Safety News

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.