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FDA Releases Third and Final Installment of Intentional Adulteration Draft Guidance

Posted on February 19, 2020

On February 13, the FDA released a supplemental draft guidance to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This draft is the

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FDA Sampling Survey Interim Data: Frozen Berries

Posted on February 7, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry are continually seeking innovative ways to curb foodborne illness outbreaks. As covered previously on this blog, FDA has undertaken a

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Senator Gillibrand Announces Bill to Expand FDA’s Investigative Authorities

Posted on November 27, 2019

As our readers know, this blog has previously covered the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreaks that occurred in the spring and fall of 2018. Ultimately, FDA determined that the outbreak

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FDA Works to Find Source of Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli Infections

Posted on November 22, 2019

On November 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several state agencies, announced that it is currently investigating

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FDA Issues 2019 Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

Posted on November 20, 2019

FDA issued the 2019 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (“Retail Program Standards”) on November 14. The Retail Program Standards define the key elements of an

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Pork Workers Union Sues USDA Over New Swine Slaughter Inspection System

Posted on October 16, 2019

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, together with Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a federal lawsuit to stop the USDA’s new swine slaughter modernization rule that eliminates

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CDC Finds Decrease in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks from 2015 to 2017

Posted on October 3, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its Surveillance for Food-borne Disease Outbreaks Annual Report, which includes an analysis of all foodborne illness outbreaks reported in 2017. CDC

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FDA Launches Dashboard to Track FSMA Progress

Posted on October 1, 2019

On September 30, 2019, FDA announced the establishment of the Food Safety Dashboard, which is designed to measure the progress of the seven foundational rules of the Food Safety Modernization

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FDA Partners With Leafy Greens Stakeholders in Arizona to Enhance Food Safety

Posted on September 25, 2019

The FDA has partnered with the University of Arizona, the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (WMIDD), and members of the Yuma area leafy greens industry, with support from the Arizona

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FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety”

Posted on September 18, 2019

FDA will hold a public meeting on October 21, 2019 to hear from a broad cross-section of stakeholders on their new food safety approach, called “A New Era of Smarter

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