FSMA

Oregon State to administer new food safety center

Oregon State University will administer a new $1.2 million center that aims to help small and midsized farms and food processors in 13 western states ... continue reading »

FDA schedules public meeting on FSMA Preventive Controls rules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today a public meeting to offer the opportunity for discussion on the recently finalized rules on pr... continue reading »

Breaking: Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls rule now final

FDA said the final rule has elements of both the original and supplemental proposals, in addition to new requirements that are the outgrowth of public... continue reading »

Details expected soon on final FSMA preventive controls rule

In compliance with a court deadline, the FDA has submitted the final preventive controls rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act to the Federal ... continue reading »

Field Operations, Combined Harmonized Standards now in Spanish

Thanks to the hard work of a small group of volunteers, the “Field Operations and Harvesting” and the “Combined Harmonized Food Safety Standard... continue reading »

FSMA compliance does not guarantee passage of a GAP audit

Many fresh produce growers are beginning to reckon with the issues posed by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This most sweeping piece of legi... continue reading »

Industry Update: Where do we stand?

http://youtu.be/YyZ8T2ZXU3s Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, touches on hot-button issues from around the pr... continue reading »

Produce Safety Alliance announces launch of Train-the-Trainer Courses

The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) has scheduled its first two Train-the-Trainer Courses for June 2015. The PSA Train-the-Trainer Courses are for th... continue reading »

FSMA federalism

The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) recent webinar on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) would have been music to James Ma... continue reading »