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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Reducing Microbial Hazards in Seed for Sprouting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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance, titled, “Reducing Microbial Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting.” This draft guidance document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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance to Assist in Developing Alternate Curricula to Satisfy Produce Safety Rule Requirements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FDA published a draft guidance to help farmers and educators develop or select alternate curricula to meet the training requirements of the Produce Safety Rule mandated by the Food Safety

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FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for Certain Commodities Related to Produce Safety Rule

Posted on March 29, 2019

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, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce.

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FDA Will Hold Public Meetings Throughout the U.S. in November and December for Discussion of the New Draft Guidance on Standards for Compliance with the Produce Safety Rule

Posted on October 29, 2018

As reported last week on The Daily Intake, FDA published two new draft guidance documents on October 19, 2018 to assist processors and farmers in complying with produce

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Produce Safety Requirements under FSMA

Posted on October 23, 2018

FDA has published two draft guidance documents to assist processors and farmers in complying with product safety requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The FSMA final rule on

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FDA and USDA Announce Collaborative Effort to Align Produce Safety Requirements

Posted on June 6, 2018

On June 5, 2018, FDA and USDA announced a new collaborative effort to streamline produce safety requirements for farmers by aligning the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program (USDA

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FDA Takes New Approach to Produce Safety

Posted on December 7, 2017

FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, implemented under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce, meaning fruits and

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FDA Publishes Proposed Rule Seeking to Extend Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Standards

Posted on September 13, 2017

FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, implemented under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce, meaning fruits and

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FDA Issues Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under FSMA Produce Safety Rule

Posted on September 7, 2017

FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, implemented under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce, meaning fruits and

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FDA Slated to Extend Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Standards

Posted on June 7, 2017

Agricultural water can be a major conduit of pathogens that can contaminate produce. FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, implemented under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), establishes agricultural water standards.

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