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FDA Finalizes Ag Water Rule

Posted on May 7, 2024

• On May 2, 2024, FDA published a final rule on agricultural water to enhance produce safety. The rule, titled Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for

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FDA Releases Additional Food Traceability Rule FAQs and Tools

Posted on December 4, 2023

• On November 30, 2023, FDA announced that it had released a third wave of tools and FAQs to inform stakeholders about requirements for the Food Traceability Rule and to help

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FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Expresses Commitment to Human Foods Program Framework

Posted on October 23, 2023

• James Jones, the newly appointed Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, released a statement on October 19 outlining his commitment to Commissioner Robert Califf’s framework for the proposed Human Foods Program

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FDA Extends Enforcement Discretion Policies in FSMA Guidances Involving Onsite Visits Abroad Due to the Ongoing, International Impact of COVID-19

Posted on July 17, 2023

• We previously reported on the status of the 10 food-related Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) guidance documents that were issued by FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) under

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FDA Publishes FAQ and Additional Tools Related to Food Traceability Rule

Posted on June 27, 2023

• On June 26, 2023, FDA published a set of FAQs, related to the Food Traceability Rule, along with several new tools on its traceability website intended to help

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FDA Releases Summary Report on Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in Domestic Ready-to-Eat Dips and Spreads

Posted on June 21, 2023

• On June 15, 2023, FDA released its findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested 747 refrigerated ready-to-eat (RTE) dips for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.

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FDA Publishes Small Entity Compliance Guide for the FSMA Food Traceability Rule

Posted on May 22, 2023

• Those who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods that are on FDA’s Food Traceability List (FTL), including certain cheeses, shell eggs, nut butters, various fresh fruits and vegetables, finfish,

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New Report Outlines FDA’s Strategy to Ensure the Safety of Imported Seafood

Posted on March 22, 2023

• On March 21, the FDA released Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood, a report which details the approach the Agency’s is taking to ensure that imported seafood consumed

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FDA Finalizes FSVP Guidance for Importers of Human and Animal Food

Posted on January 11, 2023

• On January 10, the FDA issued a final guidance for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals. As our readers know, under

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New Report Outlines FDA’s Strategy to Ensure the Safety of Imported Produce

Posted on September 28, 2022

• On September 27, the FDA released “Activities to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce,” a report which details how the Agency’s 2019 strategy for safeguarding imported food specifically

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