- As covered on this blog, FDA announced a new policy on September 26, 2018 and concurrently released draft guidance detailing the circumstances for publicizing retailer information (e.g., specific retail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
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- 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
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- 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)
FDA Publishes New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint
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- On July 13, the FDA announced its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines the Agency’s plan to create a safer food system over the next decade.
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Update on FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative in Light of COVID-19
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- Last year we reported on FDA’s announcement on the “New Era of Smarter Food Safety”, an effort intended to combine the implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) with new
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FDA Issues Temporary Policy Regarding Certain Accredited Third-Party Certification Program Requirements During COVID-19
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- FSMA established the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program, which is a voluntary program that allows “accreditation bodies” to apply for recognition by FDA. Recognized accreditation bodies have the authority to accredit
FDA Increases FSVP Enforcement
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- FDA appears to have stepped up its enforcement of Foreign Supplier Verification (FSVP) regulations in the past several weeks, issuing four warning letters to companies in the past month for
FDA Data Shows an Increase in Food Facility Violations for Failing to Develop a Foreign Supplier Verification Program
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- According to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Inspection Observation Data for the Fiscal Year 2019, the most commonly cited violation during FDA food facility inspections was failing to develop
FDA Releases Third and Final Installment of Intentional Adulteration Draft Guidance
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- 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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Comments on Chapter 14: Recall Plan of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Human HARPC Rule Due February 4
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- As previously reported on this blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been issuing guidance chapters on compliance with its Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food on