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Feeding the Economy economic analysis released
Thirty food and agriculture groups have released the sixth annual Feeding the Economy report, a historic farm-to-fork economic analysis revealing how ... continue reading »
FDA will not enforce five provisions of FSMA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance March 11 on its intent not to enforce certain provisions of five rules that implement the ... continue reading »
IFPA launches produce business accelerator program
International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has launched the Fresh Field Catalyst, an accelerator program to attract startup, scale-up and internat... continue reading »
Innovating out of the food crisis
For much of the globe, we have less of a food crisis and more of a nutrition and health crisis. In the U.S., many more Americans are sick than are hea... continue reading »
IFPA makes recommendations to USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
On Feb. 2, senior leadership from the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) presented several recommendations on key issues facing the produc... continue reading »
Traceability rule changes looming with FSMA 204
In September 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a 199-page Proposed Rule for Record Keeping for Food Traceability as part of t... continue reading »
Informing on the FSMA water quality rule
While we’re waiting for the dust to settle around newly proposed changes to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) agricultural water requirements... continue reading »
FDA updates guidance docs for juice hazards, low-acid canned foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated three guidance documents for food producers covered by the FDA’s regulations. They are fo... continue reading »
Supply chain issues: Feds urge Western ocean carriers to resume full activity
There have been a couple of recent initiatives by the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to help alleviate ... continue reading »
LGMA column: Even one ‘rotten apple’ hurts everyone
In Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin took a turn on a phrase and said, “The rotten Apple spoils his companion.” In his choice of the per... continue reading »
