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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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Consumer Groups Urge FDA to Establish Traceability Requirements for High-Risk Foods and Designate Leafy Greens as High-Risk

Posted on June 4, 2018
  • A May 24 letter from nine consumer and food safety groups urges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to designate produce, including leafy greens, as a high-risk food category

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FSMA Funds 2017: More Green for Greens

Posted on July 21, 2017

FDA announces FSMA funds to support states’ continued implementation of the produce safety rule.

  • The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was designed to update and strengthen FDA’s risk-based approach to

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GAP Analysis

Posted on April 6, 2016

USDA launches program to facilitate GAP certification for small and mid-sized entities in the produce sector.

  • Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are a voluntary set of recommendations originally developed by the

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FSMA Funds: More Green for Greens

Posted on March 29, 2016

FDA announces FSMA funding opportunity for states to implement produce safety rule.

  • With the rollout of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act well underway, questions continue to arise regarding the

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Fertile Grounds

Posted on March 7, 2016

FDA seeks input on risk assessment regarding use of raw manure as produce fertilizer.

  • Among the issues addressed in FDA’s final rule related to produce safety under the FDA Food

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FSMA Final Rule Follow-Up

Posted on December 2, 2015

K&H publishes summaries of FSMA final rules related to produce safety standards, foreign supplier verification program, and third-party certification program.

As promised, Keller and Heckman LLP has prepared summaries…
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FSMA Friday

Posted on November 13, 2015

FDA issues three long-awaited final rules to implement FSMA provisions.

FDA has issued final rules to implement three major provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The rules…
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FSMA Final Rule Watch

Posted on November 3, 2015

FDA finalizes three additional FSMA rules; publication imminent.

  • Although FDA’s implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is well underway, the Agency has yet to issue several final

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