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FDA Enters Food Safety Agreements with Four States

Posted on October 13, 2021

On October 7, the FDA announced that the Agency entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with California, Florida, Utah, and Wisconsin. The mutual reliance agreements facilitate a coordinated effort between

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FDA Releases List of Draft & Final Guidance Topics

Posted on June 30, 2021

On June 29, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics

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AFDO & Others Tell FDA to Keep Inspection Mandate

Posted on June 11, 2021

The Consumer Brands Association, The Safe Food Coalition, and The Association of Food and Drug Officials published a joint letter to Janet Woodcock, FDA’s Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs,

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FDA Launches Food Safety Traceability Challenge

Posted on June 3, 2021

Last year we reported on FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines the Agency’s plan to create a safer food system over the next decade. The

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FDA Opens Industry Portal for FSVP Records Submission

Posted on May 11, 2021

Yesterday, on May 10, 2021, the FDA opened the FSVP Importer Portal for FSVP Records Submission (the Portal) for importers of human and animal food into the U.S.
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FDA Clarifies Food Traceability List Descriptions and Publishes Related FAQ

Posted on January 13, 2021

On January 12, the FDA made the following two updates to its Food Traceability Proposed Rule:

The Agency made clarifying edits to the Food Traceability List (FTL), which lists

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FDA Publishes Enforcement Policy Guidance for Providing Acceptable Facility Registration UFI

Posted on December 2, 2020

On December 1, the FDA published an updated guidance that explains how to comply with FDA’s requirement to provide a Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) recognized as acceptable by FDA when

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FDA Issues Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on Publicizing Lists of Retailers That May Have Received Certain Recalled Food

Posted on November 23, 2020

As covered on this blog, FDA announced a new policy on September 26, 2018 and concurrently released draft guidance detailing the circumstances for publicizing retailer information (e.g., specific retail

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FDA Releases New Outbreak Investigation Table

Posted on November 20, 2020

On November 18, 2020, FDA released the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Investigation Table, a tool to publish early information on all foodborne outbreaks that the FDA is

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FDA Announces a One Year Pilot Program to Evaluate Third-Party Food Safety Standards and Invites Requests to Participate

Posted on October 26, 2020

FDA’s regulations implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements for Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF), Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF), and Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP)

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