Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here is an overview of each bill: SB 577 —Local Food Regulations and the Local Food Regulation Registry SB 577 provides clarity to food establishments and licensing authorities regarding the enforceability of health regulations. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here. )

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

— 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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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The European Commission has assessed the progress of food safety control systems in several countries aiming to become EU member states. An assessment found that Bosnia and Herzegovina made no progress in food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, and aquaculture, where preparation is mainly early.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

s food manufacturing facility in Tyler, TX. The FDA’s inspection found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food regulation. The firm did not prepare, or have prepared, and implement a food safety plan. Specifically: a.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 29, 2022

Today’s action marks the first consent decree of permanent injunction against an animal food manufacturer for violating public safety standards under Part 507 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) requirements) of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food Regulation.

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Food Safety Tech

JUNE 27, 2023

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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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 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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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The hazard analysis indicates that it was approved by the President/Owner (Sandra Sokana) who is not a PCQI, and there is no PCQI trained individuals or individuals who are qualified through experience to develop and apply a food safety system. link] WARNING LETTER Knickerbocker 365 Inc. Sokana President/Owner Knickerbocker 365 Inc.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

([link] and found that they were not producing foods to the required food safety standards. Living Tree Community Foods, Inc, a Berkeley, CA processes organic seeds and tree nuts into ready to eat (RTE) organic seed and nut butters as well as repacks a variety of RTE and non RTE food products.

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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

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). You should provide this information in your response to this letter.

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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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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

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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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

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. s food manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, CA. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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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). To date, you have not provided a response to the inspection.

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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

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 may find the Act and further information about the CGMP & PC rule through links on FDA’s homepage at www.fda.gov.

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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

MAY 13, 2024

The also visually observed soy protein powder residue on food-contact surfaces including the manual hand scoop, powder filling spout, and air removal probes.' 'The According to the Laboratory Manager and Food Safety Plan Systems manager, the firm sends their U.S. customers which included results for Salmonella and E.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

Road Dasihar-East Mumbai 400068 Maharashtra India bhavyashah@chandanmukhwas.com Issuing Office: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) United States July 21, 2023 WARNING LETTER Reference # 661775 Dear Mr. Shah: The United States (U.S.) DWPE information may be conveyed in FDA’s Import Alerts.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that is misbranded is prohibited by section 301(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § Misbranding: Peanuts are considered a “major food allergen” under section 201(qq) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § WARNING LETTER [link] Big Island Candies, Inc. 585 Hinano St.

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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. We also address your responses below.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

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)]. 21 CFR 101.9(c) c) and (d)]. b), Table 2.

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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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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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Kitchen CUT

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The legislation was introduced to help the Food Hypersensitive Customer [FHS] make an informed decision when purchasing Grab and Go type foods [PPDS] after the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse purchasing an unlabelled baguette containing sesame flour baked into the bread at a Pret a Manger site.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 13, 2024

To make the long notice short [I really don't want to type this one out], the firm operated as if they had no knowledge of regulations. There was no food safety plan, and with that, no controls for allergens, environmental pathogens, etc. FDA issued a Warning Letter to a California Bakery. We also address your response below.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

It seems this facility was operating as if not regulations exist. A temporary emergency permit may be required for acidified foods whenever a processor has failed to fulfill the requirements of 21 CFR Part 108, Subpart B, including registration and filing of process information, and the mandatory requirements of 21 CFR Part 114.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

General Enriquez, Tanicuchi Lote 8 171104 Quito, Pichincha Ecuador francisco@wanabanafruits.com Issuing Office: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) United States August 9, 2024 WARNING LETTER Reference #679052 Dear Mr. Peña: Beginning in October 2023, the U.S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Up-to-date information on outbreak-related activities and investigations can always be found on the CORE Investigation Table, FDA’s Public Health Advisories, Outbreak Investigation Reports, and Publications.

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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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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Foreign manufacturers must be in compliance with Preventive Controls for Human Foods regulations. For more information please see FDA’s Draft Guidance for Industry on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. FDA will update this advisory as information becomes available.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The FDA Hazards Guide is a document intended to help with the compliance of meeting specific Preventive Controls for Human Food regulations. Chapter 12, Food Allergen Program, sets out to "is to explain how to establish and implement a food allergen program".

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that is misbranded is prohibited by section 301(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § You may find the Act and further information about the CGMP & PC rule through links in FDA's home page at www.fda.gov.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

During the inspection, the FDA investigator 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 Part CFR 117). Food and Drug Administration; Attn: Allison C.

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