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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. The post Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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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. Similarly, certain growth hormones and antibiotics commonly used in U.S.

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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.

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FSANZ patulin survey finds low risk to public

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Survey results Almost 300 products were purchased from all states and territories in 2021 and 2022. Codex has set a maximum level of 50 micrograms per kilogram for patulin in apple juice, which some national food regulators have adopted. Any patulin already present in apples is not destroyed by pasteurization.

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FDA warns St. Louis company about unsanitary conditions in noodle plant

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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 documentation that these corrections have been done.

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CA Department of Health Issues Advisory for Canned Foods Sold by Cannery Not Registered with State Cannery Program

Penn State Food Safety Blog

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? Expiration date October 1/2024.

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Baby food manufacture warned by FDA after consumer complaint of infant botulism prompts inspection

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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. In a Sept. 7, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described a Feb.

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