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March/April 2024

Accelerated deadline: FSMA 204 compliance may be reality faster than anticipated

A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule requiring additional traceability records for certain foods goes into effect in January 2026, but the deadline for compliance may become a reality even sooner.

Mapping the flow of produce can help assess postharvest safety risks

All food contact surfaces of equipment and tools used with covered produce — defined by the Produce Safety Rule as food and vegetables typically consumed raw — must be inspected, maintained and cleaned as reasonably necessary, and sanitized when appropriate and necessary.

Produce packaging playing active role in food safety

The produce industry works hard at delivering safe food. Unfortunately, those efforts are not 100% effective.

Traceability initiatives can drive productivity, profitability

Nearly everyone in the produce industry has implemented produce traceability initiative (PTI) of some sort. Improved marking and coding can help produce processors set themselves up for PTI success.



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