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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

Food Safety Tech

At the EPA, Jones was a principal architect of the 2016 overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act and was also responsible for decision-making related to the regulation of pesticides and commercial chemicals. As the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, I am deeply committed to upholding and executing this vision.

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2023 Update on state food safety legislation

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E ditor’s Note: With permission, Food Safety News today posts the 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislature by Doug Farquhar, JD, Government Affairs Director for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). The following table summarizes bills related to food safety introduced by state legislation in 2023.

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Food safety standards: Is bridging the international divide possible?

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— 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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Texas food firm warned over claims made on website, lack of food safety plan and more

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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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Food Safety Challenges and Regulations in Retail and Foodservice

Food Quality & Safety

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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California Nut Butter Producer Issued Warning Letter for Ineffective Food Safety Plan

Penn State Food Safety Blog

People often base their decision for purchasing based upon that website. Recently, FDA inspected a Berkley California operation, Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. link] and found that they were not producing foods to the required food safety standards. Unfortunately, there is little more to go on than that.

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Smaller Operation Opson highlights expired food reuse issue

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Europol detected the relatively new trend of relabeling expired food on an “unprecedented scale,” said Europol. Criminal groups often approach waste disposal companies and purchase food that should have been destroyed. The food quality is poor, but it also presents health hazards, as seen in a canned fish case.