- As previously reported, FDA will host a three-day virtual meeting on October 19-21, 2021 to discuss the safety of foods sold online and delivered directly to consumers. FDA provides
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FDA Announces Food Traceability Challenge Winners
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- Earlier this year we reported on FDA’s launch of the FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge. The public challenge sought to encourage
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USDA Asked to Modernize Poultry Safety Standards
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- On September 2, a coalition of consumer groups, foodborne illness survivors, poultry industry, academic scientists, and other food safety leaders sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a
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FDA PFAS Testing Update: Processed Foods
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- FDA released per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing results yesterday from its first survey of nationally-distributed processed foods collected for the Total Diet Study (TDS). 164 of the 167 tested
Progress Report: US-Mexico Food Safety Agreement
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- As we have previously reported, in September 2020, Mexico and Canada signed a Statement of Intent (SOI), which expanded the countries’ partnership in dealing with food safety issues. Among
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FDA Issues Company-Wide Warning Letter Re Pet Food
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- FDA issued a corporate-wide warning letter to Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. (Midwestern) on August 9, 2021. The letter states that inspections of the company’s pet food manufacturing plants revealed violations
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Updated Salmonella & Campylobacter Poultry Guidelines
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- The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released new guidelines for controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw poultry. Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria are responsible for 3 million illnesses per
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New Food Chemical Legislation Introduced
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- On July 26, 2021, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) announced the introduction of the Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021 (FCRA, H.R. 4694). The FCRA, co-sponsored by Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and
FDA Plans Summit on E-Commerce and Food Safety
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- FDA announced it plans to host a three-day virtual event on October 19–21 , 2021. The agency seeks to discuss and exchange perspectives with industry stakeholders and interested parties about
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Updated Generic HACCP Model for Beef Slaughter
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- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis Critical Control (HACCP) Systems Final Rule in July 1996 mandating that HACCP be implemented in all USDA inspected
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