Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In recent years, through regulations created under the Food Safety Modernization Act, the FDA has adopted a preventive approach to food safety, in contrast to the Whack-A-Mole strategy of dealing with foodborne illness that proceeded the FSMA. There are some foods that are exempt from the FSVPs requirements.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s apex food regulator, has taken stern action against Food Business Operators (FBOs) found to be violating food safety laws. Any non-compliance may result in strict action against the violating FBOs.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has granted its first positive safety assessment under novel foods regulations to a cannabidiol (CBD) product intended for use as a novel food supplement.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 21, 2023

No one entity can protect food safety on its own. In FSMA, FDA clearly stated that the role of industry is to produce safe foods. Ensuring that food is safe requires a collaborative approach; government, industry, and consumers must work together to achieve the common goal of protecting public health.

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Food Safety Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2024

As of January 1, 2024, food products containing edible insects may only remain on the market in Great Britain if a novel food application for that edible insect species was submitted to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on or before December 31, 2023.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

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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Food Safety News

AUGUST 13, 2023

Trenton, NJ A food firm in New Jersey is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. 13 and 17 and March 17 inspection of Porfirios Italian Foods Inc.’s The firm’s Feb.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Catherine De Bolle, executive director of Europol, said: “These clandestine chemicals may come with a low price tag, but they take a heavy toll on the environment, public health, agricultural livelihoods and even the wellbeing of our vital bee colonies.” (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

FSANZ said there were no food safety concerns related to patulin, so there was no need to introduce regulatory measures. Codex has set a maximum level of 50 micrograms per kilogram for patulin in apple juice, which some national food regulators have adopted. Estimated dietary exposure to patulin was determined to be low.

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FMT Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

The national food regulator has decided to step up efforts to curb the cases of food adulteration and has directed the state machinery to intensify surveillance on such cases. Several incidences of adulterated food products seized from various locations were reported on regular basis.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, part 117 (21 CFR part 117).

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Food Safety News

MARCH 11, 2024

“This funding will allow the agency to enhance food safety and nutrition, advance medical product safety, help support supply chain resiliency, strengthen the agency’s public health and mission-support capacity, and modernize the FDA’s infrastructure and facilities.”

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Food Safety News

MARCH 10, 2024

Camino, CA The FDA has warned a juice processing company in California about serious violations of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. 30 warning letter, the FDA described Nov.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Chapter 16—Acidified Foods—applies to manufacturers of acidified foods (such as some processed sauces, beans, cucumbers or cabbage that have an overall pH of 4.6 Stakeholders can submit comments on the new chapters at Regulations.gov (Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2343).

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FMT Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

The FSSAI has saved itself from landing in soup as it has withdrawn its controversial order of banning the food businesses involved in milk and milk products’ trade, from using differentiation based on A1 and A2 categorisation. in the name of A1 & A2), stands withdrawn for further consultation and engagement with the stakeholders.”

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 7, 2024

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. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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FMT Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that there should not be any nutritional info on the label of an alcoholic beverage. The food regulator has notified amended regulations, in this regard, stating that except energy content, the label should not carry any nutritional info.

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FMT Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Apart from this, FSSAI officials discussed the importance of clean market places and establishment of health clubs in schools at the CAC meet and commissioners of Food Safety were also directed to develop 100 ‘Healthy and Hygienic Food Streets’ Encouragement for creating awareness about fortified rice and ensuring compliance with FSS (Fortification (..)

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FMT Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

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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FMT Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

NSF, the global leading public health and safety organization, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary of operating in India and the APAC region. NSF offers tailored services, such as supply chain assurance, food retail audits and certification, sustainable seafood and food safety training to meet local needs in APAC.

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FMT Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that samples of prepackaged spice mix products from MDH and Everest brands were found to contain a pesticide, ethylene oxide. According to the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation (Cap.

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FMT Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Indian food authority has asked the Commissioners of Food Safety of States and Directors of Regional Offices, to monitor the pendency of licensing applications under their jurisdiction through FoSCoS Dashboard and instruct the concerned licensing authorities to strictly adhere to the timelines as prescribed under clause 2.1.4

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FMT Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Indian food authority has asked the Commissioners of Food Safety of States and Directors of Regional Offices, to monitor the pendency of licensing applications under their jurisdiction through FoSCoS Dashboard and instruct the concerned licensing authorities to strictly adhere to the timelines as prescribed under clause 2.1.4

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

Fox: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your manufacturing facility located at 60 E Gordon Avenue, Murray, Utah from July 8, 2024, to July 11, 2024.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a pretty small NJ Italian Food company who did not have a Food Safety Plan. There continues to be issues involving small food companies that have yet to address FSMA regulations. However, you did not have a food safety plan with any of the required elements.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, part 117 (21 CFR part 117). If you determine that S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Also, "the process controls did not include, as appropriate to the nature of the applicable control and its role in the facility's food safety system, parameters associated with the control of a hazard, as required by 21 CFR 117.135(c)(1)(i)" [link] Waiakea Bottling Inc.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Cooperstown Cheese Company LLC Milford, NY A food firm in New York is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

The company did not conduct a reanalysis of your food safety plan when needed after Ground Organic Parsley, lot # 62868 and lot # 63196, tested positive for the pesticide Chlorpyrifos ((b)(4)). You did not conduct a reanalysis of your food safety plan when needed, as required by 21 CFR 117.170.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Xia Wang Owner Hunan Gagazui Food Co., Sanfeng Industrial Park Huarong Xian Yueyang Shi Hunan Sheng, 414200 China Issuing Office: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) United States February 9, 2024 WARNING LETTER Reference # 673799 Dear Ms. MARCS-CMS 673799 — FEBRUARY 09, 2024 Recipient: Ms. Xia Wang: The U.S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Misbranding: Peanuts are considered a “major food allergen” under section 201(qq) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § Additional comments: Your facilities are subject to the requirements of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP and PC rule) (21 CFR Part 117).

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Louie: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your sprouting operation and noodle manufacturing facility, located at 4501 Shepard St., 1 Further, we found significant violations of the labeling regulations for foods, 21 CFR Part 101. Bakersfield, CA 93313 from January 2 through February 20, 2024.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 3, 2024

. § 343(w)], in that the finished product label fails to declare a major food allergen (sesame). Your facilities are subject to the requirements of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP and PC rule) (21 CFR Part 117).

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

California has a Cannery Program that establishes requirements for California facilities that package both both low acid and acidified foods in sealed containers. link] How is this different than FDA Acidified or Low Acid Canned food regulations?

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JUNE 12, 2024

The inspection determined there were significant violations of the Acidified Foods regulation [Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 114 (21 CFR Part 114)] and Emergency Permit Control regulation [Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 108 (21 CFR Part 108)]. 343], as discussed below.

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Chef's Deal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ensuring Food Safety And Proper Storage When starting a catering business, the right food storage is what provides catering food and drink supplies safety and prevents food waste. The right and enough storage of the food items ensures food safety, quality, and ease of operation.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 22, 2024

In addition, the response did not include a complete updated hazard analysis (to identify mycotoxins as a hazard requiring a preventive control for peanut butter and peanut butter-containing ingredients, and to identify undeclared allergens as a hazard requiring a preventive control at the packaging/labeling step) or revised food safety procedures."

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