- Last week FDA announced that it had signed a regulatory partnership arrangement (RPA) with Ecuador’s seafood regulatory authority (the Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries or VMAF) to enhance the
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FDA Issues Request for Information on Food Labeling in Online Grocery Shopping
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- FDA’s first action concerning the labeling of “online grocery” was a 2007 ‘‘Dear Manufacturer’’ letter that recommended consistency with FDA’s current regulatory requirements for labeling of food packages. Subsequently, FDA’s
FDA Published Food Safety Culture Literature Review
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- On December 12, the FDA published a systematic review of the scientific literature on food safety culture (FSC) as part of the Agency’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.
FDA Announces Second Webinar in Series on Food Safety Culture
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- FDA launched the New Era of Smarter Food Safety in 2019 to combine the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) with the use of new
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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 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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FDA Releases Cyclospora Action Plan
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- FDA released its Cyclospora Prevention, Response, and Research Action Plan on July 1 as part of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. The Action Plan is modeled after
FDA Launches Food Safety Traceability Challenge
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- 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 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 Holds Webinar on The First 100 Days: New Era of Smarter Food Safety
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- On October 26, 2020, the FDA held a webinar in which it discussed its progress in implementing the blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety and its vision
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