Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with STOP Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, is set to host the eighth installment of its webinar series on food safety culture. According to the FDA, food safety culture stands as a cornerstone in the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Food Safety Consortium Conference has announced a new online Food Safety Training Series, developed to explore critical food safety and quality topics in depth and offer timely information on emerging issues. I’m thrilled to bring food safety training to a new level.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The folks at Food Safety News received this email, and I too was reminded how thankful I am for them – Thanks Dan, Coral, Joe, Joann, Cookson and all the other people that contibute. FSN is the greatest source of consumer health information I have found. FSN is the greatest source of consumer health information I have found.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

However, even with the greatest attention to food safety, there is no single way to eliminate all foodborne illness because its sources are numerous and diverse. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents the agency’s comprehensive efforts to advance this cause. Standards Support Collaboration.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 4, 2023

Over two months ago, while watching the premiere of the documentary, “Poisoned,” at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, I got thinking again about how little in the past 30 years I feel I have moved the needle on food safety – pathogens and certainly, human nutrition. So, what would I do with a Food Safety Magic Wand on day one?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2023

How much information do you have about the foods your company handles in the course of business? If subjected to a food recall, would you be able to produce clear records delineating every touchpoint where the food was produced, harvested, processed or transformed, shipped, received, and used?

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Bill Marler

JULY 29, 2022

Over the last 30 years I have gotten to know many that work or worked at both the FDA and CFIA. We are testing a variety of Daily Harvest and Revive products and have shared the results with both the FDA and Daily Harvest. So, FDA, CFIA, what the hell are you doing?

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 19, 2023

CDC FDA’s onsite inspection of the Austrofoods facility in Ecuador has ended. However, the FDA investigation of the elevated lead levels in recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches continues. The FDA has tested multiple products and, based on the current evidence, there are no further products being added to the recall at this time.

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Food Safety Tech

JULY 22, 2024

The review in the July 2024 Journal of Food Protection , “Potential for Glove Risk Amplification via Direct Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Contamination,” sheds light on critical issues within the glove manufacturing industry and their implications for food safety.

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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. Where possible, FDA has drawn on existing consensus standards that industry members may already be using.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webpage listing retail food safety resources and information, along with a new job aid about time/temperature control foods according to the FDA Food Code.

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Food Safety Tech

APRIL 1, 2024

Brands tasked with ensuring food safety walk a line between meeting regulatory requirements and balancing resource constraints. At the federal level, we typically see programs designed to ensure food safety relegated to the back burner. Food contamination also poses a serious threat. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA. The proposed rule is the latest action taken by the FDA to continue working towards implementation of key provisions of FSMA. related to produce, protecting public health and saving lives.

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Food Quality & Safety

APRIL 22, 2024

With the popularity of food delivery services and meal kits growing so quickly, however, food safety regulators have given little guidance regarding best practices for direct-to-consumer (DTC) or third-party delivery (TPD) services. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx, aren’t regulated by food safety agencies, says Donald W.

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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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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The FDA’s proposed reorganization package includes new updates that not only shift how the agency’s food and field work is conducted, but also impacts a number of additional FDA offices outside of these programs.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 11, 2021

This review is part of FDA’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety: FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan” that also requires a hard look and the support by those concerned about improving the safety of our food and driving the numbers of ill consumers down. Thanks to the deep dive by Craig Hedberg.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

September is National Food Safety Education Month. This month, put food safety first and take steps to help prevent food poisoning from occurring. Be aware of the symptoms of food poisoning and do not hesitate to contact medical attention if needed.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) final ruling for the Food Safety Modernization Act has introduced new stringent regulations that organizations who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods must follow. EDI can ensure accuracy in KDEs to adhere to critical and time sensitive regulations.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers about two varieties of LittleOak infant formulas that the company is currently recalling. The products have been sold in the United States illegally because the company has not submitted the required premarket notification to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 6, 2024

As I said to the USA Today – Yesterday: “I have never seen chromium being found in foods before, but we have also never seen these high of levels of lead either,” food safety lawyer Bill Marler told USA TODAY. Marler said he is representing several families of children with elevated lead levels from the products.”

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Food Safety Tech

JUNE 14, 2024

To begin to understand the importance of food safety auditing, it is essential to know what a food safety standard comprises in terms of auditing. Food Safety standards contain requirements for food production, from sourcing ingredients and materials to production processes to packing and distribution.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 30, 2023

In emergency situations like this, it’s important to remember vital food safety practices to keep a bad situation from getting worse. Ensuring food safety amidst the chaos With both regions facing unique challenges, ensuring food safety during and after these catastrophic events remains a top priority.

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Bill Marler

JULY 14, 2022

Here is the latest from the FDA: Case Counts. Estimate based on Consumer Complaint and CAERs reports received by the FDA. Thank you also providing leftover product to both the lab we are using and the FDA as we search for the common contaminate that is causing these common symptoms. Total Adverse Illness Events: 277*.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 4, 2023

The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is hosting a free hybrid public meeting entitled “Modernizing Food and Drug Administration Recalls Listening Session” on September 29, 2023, from 9:00am-5:00pm ET. 1503A (the Great Room), Silver Spring, MD 20993. 1503A (the Great Room), Silver Spring, MD 20993.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The FDA issued a supplement to the 2022 Food Code. A detailed listing of the changes are found on the FDA website [link] I provided some detail on each of these changes. It embodies a preventive rather than reactive approach to FOOD safety through a continuous system of monitoring and verification.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Similarly, food safety culture (FSC) is the solid foundation that enables organizations to ultimately minimize food safety risks. This is why the simple idea of food safety culture emerges to be a powerful concept in reducing the global burden of foodborne diseases. In short, food safety equals behavior.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Owners, operators, or agents in charge of a domestic or foreign facility engaged in manufacturing/processing, packing, or holding food for consumption by humans or animals in the U.S., are required to register the facility with the FDA. The registration and renewal period is open between October 1 and December 31, 2024. to 6:00 p.m.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The company did not immediately recall the products or issue any formal communication to inform customers about the potential Listeria contamination. consumers rely on food producers and suppliers to ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “We The total $19.35

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Purdue University are launching a multi-year environmental study of Salmonella in the Southwest Indiana agricultural region to answer questions raised by recent outbreaks linked to cantaloupe and to inform food safety strategies.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

FDA provided an update on the E.coli STEC linked to onions served on fast food chain hamburgers. FDA provided this about the investigation - "At this time, one FDA sample of recalled onions has tested positive for E. More information will be provided in this update as it becomes available."

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 23, 2024

We spoke with Sabo to learn more about his findings, how these tools can be utilized by public health agencies and the food industry and what’s next for AI/ML in food safety. Visual text analytics can scan inspection reports and analyze terms related to serious food safety violations.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The FDA has confirmed that lead chromate is the source of lead and chromium in cinnamon applesauce marketed for children and imported from Ecuador. Leaders at the FDA continue to believe the contamination was intentional. FDA’s leading hypothesis remains that this was likely an act of economically motivated adulteration.”

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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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Food Safety Tech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)—a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the FDA and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)—has published its upcoming priorities for calendar years 2024 – 2028. Priority 4.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

World Food Safety Day is here, and right now, you are thinking about how you will celebrate this awesome day. Of course here at Penn Safety Food Safety, every day is food safety day. We don't need some stinkin' calendar guy to come up with a special holiday for food safety. Liam Neeson.

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