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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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Release of Paper-Based Version of FDA’s Agricultural Water Assessment Builder

Posted on August 15, 2022

FDA has made halting progress in establishing and implementing “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” as mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Reducing Microbial Hazards in Seed for Sprouting

Posted on May 16, 2022

As covered on this blog, FDA announced a draft guidance on June 25, 2019 for the seed sprouting industry that provides recommended steps to prevent adulteration for firms involved

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Proposed Changes to Produce Safety Rule’s Agricultural Water Requirements

Posted on December 6, 2021

FDA’s Produce Safety Rule (PSR), finalized in 2015 under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), established “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” including

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FDA Report on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions

Posted on May 17, 2021

The largest Salmonella outbreak in over a decade occurred last year when illness from Salmonella Newport associated with consumption of red onions from the Southern San Joaquin Valley and Imperial

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FDA Temporarily Relaxes Requirements for Qualified Exemption Under the Produce Safety Rule

Posted on May 26, 2020

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, a farm is eligible for a qualified exemption and associated modified requirements (described in 21 CFR 112.6) if (1)

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FDA Calls on Papaya Industry to Take Action to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Posted on August 28, 2019

On August 26, the FDA issued a letter to all sectors of the papaya industry to take action to prevent future foodborne illness outbreaks. As noted in the letter, since

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Inspections Begin Under FDA’s Produce Safety Rule

Posted on August 8, 2019

As our readers may know, the FSMA final Produce Safety Rule was published on November 27, 2015 (80 FR 74353) and establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing,

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Reducing Microbial Hazards in Seed for Sprouting

Posted on June 25, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance, titled, “Reducing Microbial Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting.” This draft guidance document

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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance to Assist in Developing Alternate Curricula to Satisfy Produce Safety Rule Requirements

Posted on June 5, 2019

FDA published a draft guidance to help farmers and educators develop or select alternate curricula to meet the training requirements of the Produce Safety Rule mandated by the Food Safety

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