regulations
Appeeling Fruit voluntarily recalls limited production of sliced apples
Appeeling Fruit in Dauberville, Pennsylvania is voluntarily recalling a limited number of consumer packages of fresh sliced apples with Best-if-Used-b... 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 »
PMA responds to FDA’s proposed VQIP guidance for industry
Produce Marketing Association submitted written comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding their proposed Voluntary Qualified Impo... continue reading »
New tools developed to ensure the safety of imported foods
The FDA has published a proposed rule and a draft guidance document to support a new program under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ... 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 »
USDA funding available for food safety training, outreach, assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $2.3 million for the es... 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 »