Tag: food safety/FSMA
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FDA to Improve Internal Processes for Evaluating Chemical Risks in Food
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly taking measures to bolster intra-agency program processes based on a comprehensive review of the scientific capacity and management of the Chemical Safety Program across the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). FDA plans to address improvements in the principal…
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EFSA Issues Scientific Opinion on Pathogens in Fresh and Frozen Berries
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) has issued a scientific opinion on the risk posed by Salmonella and norovirus in fresh and frozen berries. According to BIOHAZ, which reviewed the limited data pertaining to the prevalence of these foodborne pathogens in berries, the risk factors for contamination are likely to…
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FDA Releases Food Code Reference System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its Food Code Reference System (FCRS), a searchable database that provides information for industry about FDA’s positions and responses to questions related to the FDA Food Code. With an aim “to promote nationwide consistency and increase transparency about the Food Code,” FCRS contains entries that clarify…
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FDA Seeks Comments on FSMA Amendments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that seeks information to help the agency “implement and enforce” amendments to the reportable food registry (RFR) provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Among other things, the new provisions permit…
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Agency Reportedly Lacks Resources to Implement FSMA
Testifying before the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on February 5, 2014, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor said that, while the agency has enough resources to issue the final rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), it lacks the resources to implement…
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OSHA Issues Rule on FSMA Whistleblower Protections
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an interim final rule to establish procedures for handling retaliation complaints brought by whistleblowers who gained new protections under section 402 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Effective on February 13, 2014, the interim rule establishes procedures and time frames applicable to retaliation complaints,…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Draft Approach for Designating High-Risk Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a request for comments, scientific data and other information to help the agency develop its process for designating high-risk foods. Required under the Food Safety Modernization Act to designate high-risk foods for which additional recordkeeping requirements are appropriate and necessary in order to “rapidly and effectively…
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FDA Schedules Additional Meetings on Proposed FSMA Rule to Address Intentional Food Adulteration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced two additional public meetings, February 27, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, and March 13 in Anaheim, California, to discuss the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) proposed rule for “Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.” The meetings are the second and third in a series…