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

Bill Marler

Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce.

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Food safety standards: Is bridging the international divide possible?

Food Safety News

— OPINION — By Julie Chapon, Co-founder and CEO of Yuka Food safety regulations remain a critical concern globally, particularly as consumers become increasingly conscious and concerned about the ingredients present in the products they consume. While the U.S.

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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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Milestones in Food Safety: 1993-1999

Food Quality & Safety

Editor’s note: As Food Quality & Safety celebrates 30 years of publication, we think it’s fitting to examine the major food safety events of the period and to highlight the extraordinary efforts to make food safer over the last three decades. In this article, we take a look at the 1990s.

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FSSAI, Under the Administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has Verified the cheese used by McDonald’s India as 100% Real Cheese

FMT Magazine

The apex food safety standards regulator of the country, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), under the administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has verified the cheese used by McDonald’s India as 100% real cheese.

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Highlights and significant changes of USDA’s revised regulations on organic foods

Food Safety Tech

On March 19, 2024, the USDA implemented revised regulations on organic foods. The overall purpose of the revisions is to strengthen enforcement of the regulations, with a focus on greater accountability for organic food fraud. This article does not go into every detail of the changes.