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FSMA Rule 204 Food Safety Countdown: What Restaurant Managers Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Rule 204 approaching, restaurant operators stand to gain improved confidence in the safety and quality of the food they serve. Steps to Strengthen Positioning To prepare for FSMA Rule 204, begin by identifying the foods you purchase that are on the FDA’s Food Traceability List.

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FDA Relaxes Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Requirements for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers During COVID-19 Emergency

Modern Restaurant Management

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two temporary food labeling guidance documents that attempt to balance industry supply and demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The requirements apply to products, including ingredients, that are typically purchased by restaurants to further prepare for sale to consumers.

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Acute Lead Toxicity in children prompts warning from FDA in WanaBana fruit pouches

Bill Marler

The FDA issued this warning this morning – Recall underway. The FDA has reviewed and supports NCDHHS’s analytical findings and found that analytical results at this level could result in acute toxicity. Product WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, all lot codes and expiration dates.

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More Permanent Regulatory Flexibility Required to Revive Hospitality’s Long-Term Survival

Modern Restaurant Management

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has updated and released a best practice guide focused on food and beverage service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other emergency orders have relaxed restrictions on purchases of alcohol inventory on credit or consignment, which may prove crucial to smaller restaurants.

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Strawberries from Mexico seem likely link in United States and Canadian Hepatitis A Outbreak

Bill Marler

The FDA says the strawberries were branded FreshKampo and HEB, but again give no indication where the strawberries were grown. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those strawberries for later consumption should not eat them. Canadian Co-op.

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CFIA – Notice to Industry: Tara Protein Powder (tara flour) not assessed for safety – FDA – your thoughts?

Bill Marler

September 28, 2023 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising businesses to avoid selling and purchasing tara protein powder (tara flour), or products containing this ingredient. This just landed in my inbox.

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Scallops harvested from prohibited water spur warning from FDA

Food Safety News

The scallops were purchased by restaurants, distributors, and food retailers in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and may have been further distributed. According to the FDA, Intershell International Corp. 4, 2024, but may still be on hand at purchasers’ locations. 26, 2023, Dec. 27, 2023, and Jan.

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