Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From the FDA: Although you stated that corrective actions were implemented following the 2019 and 2012 outbreaks, you have not provided FDA with any information demonstrating long-term, sustainable corrections have been implemented throughout your organization to prevent this violation from recurring in the future. Multistate E.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Under the SFCR, FFV businesses, including those who import romaine lettuce, are now required to obtain a Safe Food for Canadians licence and maintain: preventive controls that address food safety hazards; preventive control plans that document risks to food and how they are addressed; and. FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Shift Toward Digital Food Safety Management With the FDA welcoming the new digital era of food safety , leveraging technologies and digitized tools is an important step for restaurants to take.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

” Restaurant managers who develop clearly-documented policies, operational checklists, and clear communication systems can simplify the process for everyone. Your safety and sanitation policies should be in alignment with the latest FDA , CDC , state, and local policies regarding COVID-19. Employee well-being.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 24, 2020

Since 2017, there are nearly 500 documented victims and six deaths from leafy green vegetables contaminated by E. Because the disease is difficult to document, the actual numbers are likely many times higher. The FDA has called little attention to the surge in E. There have been four E. Consider: ? coli poisonings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Product recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts are becoming more common, with over 1700 tracked by the FDA to date this year. In 2018, there were a combined 656 FDA and USDA recalls , and there has been an 83 percent increase in Class 1 recalls of meat and poultry alone since 2013.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

FSMA requires FDA to establish a voluntary, fee-based program for the expedited review and importation of foods from importers who achieve and maintain a high level of control over the safety and security of their supply chains. This guidance document is presented in question and answer format.

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Bill Marler

MAY 21, 2022

Also in 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two sets of recommendations for reducing the risk of Salmonella contamination in peanut products, one aimed at the food industry and the other at food service establishments and retail stores. The FDA published the documents on its Web site.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 30, 2022

How confident should we feel with this waring from the FDA: “those seeking access [to the formula] should consult with their healthcare provider in considering whether the benefit of consuming such product outweighs the potential risk of bacterial infection in the user’s particular circumstances.”.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 28, 2022

Here are the whistleblower documents – Redacted Confidential Disclosure re Abbott Laboratories – 10-19-2021_Redacted (1). The disclosure document was sent to top food safety officials and other leaders at FDA in October 2021. The document was apparently not sent to FDA’s deputy director for food safety concerns, Frank Yiannas.

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Bill Marler

MAY 14, 2022

This week the CDC declared an outbreak of Cronobacter infections over after the FDA received four complaints of Cronobacter infections in infants beginning on September 20, 2021, through January 11, 2022. Congress is set to hopefully get responses from the FDA to these questions in a hearing scheduled for May 25 th.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

As of March 18, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended onsite audit requirements associated with the FSMA due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The FDA has a useful tool to help build out your own food safety plan. On that front, there is a whisper of good news.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. The Food and Drug Administration has also released a revised draft of a second guidance document that includes a section on testing spent sprout irrigation water for pathogens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The FDA’s New Era blueprint has made it clear that they are moving toward their operations being fully digital, and it will eventually be required that all food-related businesses go digital as well — and that is a positive thing. Invest in Software Solutions. Technology is the answer.

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Bill Marler

MAY 17, 2022

According to the CDC and FDA, at least 4 kids were sickened and of those two died, from drinking Abbott infant formula. However, the resulting investigation and inspection (and whistleblower documents) uncovered enough problems in the Abbott facility to shutter it causing havoc with supplies of infant formula.

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Food Safety Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2025

FDA has released four new guidance documents to help industry comply with food labeling regulations concerning allergens and plant-based alternatives to animal foods, as well as food safety regulations for ready-to-eat (RTE), low-moisture foods.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 28, 2024

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Santa Monica, CA A California food firm with a facility in Maryland is on notice from the FDA for unsanitary storing of ingredients that could contaminate food products. After the inspection, FDA investigators issued a Form 483 (FDA-483), Inspectional Observations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2021

Another upside to using a QMS is that it puts you ahead of the curve with how the FDA is planning the future of food safety. However, they still need to send you documentation and data in order to remain approved suppliers for your business. Don’t Forget About Your Suppliers.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The FDA has reviewed and supports NCDHHS’s analytical findings and found that analytical results at this level could result in acute toxicity. The FDA has shared the results with the firm and on October 31, 2023, Wanabana LLC initiated a voluntary recall of all WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches.

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Food Safety Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Uncovered through a FOIA request, an FDA Form 483 sent to Taylor Farms Colorado Springs facility documented questionable food safety and hygiene observations. The release of the FOIA-requested form comes from increased scrutiny following the facility's implication as the supplier of McDonalds onions that caused an E.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

From FDA Press Release from yesterday: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for certain foods. The FDA also published a draft “ Food Traceability List ,” which describes the foods that would be subject to the proposed requirements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Since FDA record keeping requirements go into effect in 2026, the need for technology is undeniable, so it’s best to begin preparing now. Moving forward, many businesses will require safety documentation and certification, and tech tools make it exponentially easier to simplify and automate this important task.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The FDA has updated the CFSAN Online Submission Module (COSM) to improve communication for industry who send regulatory submissions to FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS). The form then guides users through developing and organizing the documents in the appropriate order for submission directly to OFAS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Poor maintenance can also cause restaurants to fall out of compliance with FDA regulations and fail health inspections, food safety audits, hygiene and sanitation audits, and fire safety inspections. Maintenance staff must also have a carefully documented and up-to-date list of which vendors are used for which assets.

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Bill Marler

MAY 10, 2022

These illnesses were ultimately linked by the CDC and FDA to the consumption of powdered infant formula produced by Abbott in its Sturgis, Michigan facility. So, how did Abbott and the FDA find themselves facing some grieving and many other thousands of scared and angry parents? It is a history of warning signs ignored.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. The FDA inspected your manufacturing facility, located at 10849 Midwest Industrial Blvd. The FDA inspected your manufacturing facility, located at 10849 Midwest Industrial Blvd. Louis, MO In a Nov. 9 warning letter to Wan-Gee Foods Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2021

This document should specify discounts on each type of drug category – generic, brand named and specialty drugs, and their associated rebates. Strategies that exclude select non-FDA approved products. Understand Your Costs. The first question we ask any prospective client is: Do you have a prescription drug contract?

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s domestic and imported seafood supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled. The agency recently provided access to content about seafood, including fish and shellfish, from across the Food section of FDA.gov.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

Make sure that your team is trained and that you have documentation to prove it. With the FDA’s emphasis on digital technology in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, these platforms are exactly what you need to improve morale, confidence, food safety culture, and your overall operations.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. A food firm in California is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food regulation. 7, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described a Feb. In a Sept.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Golden Natural Products Forest Hills, NY An import company in New York is on notice from the FDA for not having a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for a number of imported food products. In an Oct. American Distribution and Manufacturing Co.,

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The FDA concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found the potential for adverse health effects in humans. It keeps citrus flavorings from coming apart and rising to the top of the beverage.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Salt City Baking Company of Murray, Utah, a baking company that produces ready-to-eat (RTE) bread products. You may find the Act and FDAs regulations through links on FDAs website at www.fda.gov. Your written Preventive Controls document states (b)(4) at the (b)(4) step.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The FDA has released two new chapters to the Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. FDA-2016-D-2343). Comments should be submitted within 180 days of September 26, 2023, to ensure the FDA receives comments before it begins work on the final versions of the guidance documents.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance for industry titled “ Recommendations for Collecting Representative Samples for Food Testing Used as Evidence for Release of Certain Fish and Fishery Products Subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) and Removal of a Foreign Manufacturer’s Goods from DWPE.”

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The FDA is withdrawing a 2022 guidance document titled Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues: Guidance for Industry , following a decision by the U.S.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are not uncommon where Kratom is involved. The tropical tree native to Southeast Asia is not approved for any medical use by the FDA but is often mentioned for one kind of caution or another. FDA has not approved kratom for sale in the U.S., Import alerts, warning letters, and seizures by U.S.

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