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  •  As covered on this blog, FDA announced a draft guidance on June 25, 2019 for the seed sprouting industry that provides recommended steps to prevent adulteration for firms involved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