Third-quarter food recalls enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have doubled compared to the second quarter. Supporting data were reported by Stericycle ExpertRECALL in its quarterly ExpertRECALL™ Index.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the availability of presentations from two recent public meetings about proposed rules on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs and the Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies, pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period on two proposed rules: “Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals” (FSVPs) and “Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue Certifications” (Third-Party) that appeared in the July 29, 2013 Federal Register. Comments on these two proposed rules as well as comments on the information collection provisions associated with these rules may be submitted until Jan. 27, 2014. Comments were originally due by Nov. 26, 2013.
The Tesco supermarket chain on Nov. 15 announced it is recalling its own-brand chocolate ice-cream cones from stores in the UK and Ireland, after painkillers were found in two individual cones. The novelties were supplied by R&R Ice Cream.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Nov. 20 announced that it has suspended the operating license of Establishment 457, Salaison Levesque Inc., effective Nov. 18, 2013. Salaison Levesque Inc. is a ready-to-eat meat processing establishment located in Montreal, Quebec.
Agendas for the upcoming FSMA public meetings on the Proposed Rule to Establish Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals are now available.
Initiative 522 on the November 2013 Washington state ballot, if passed, would have required labeling of genetically engineered foods on the packaging of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods and seed and seed stock, or on retail shelf signage for unpackaged products.
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) announced last Friday that its Food Security Summit, slated for Nov. 26 and 27 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, will go ahead as planned — with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan acting as a sobering backdrop. The summit will provide a key opportunity for discussions, networking and fundraising to promote concrete solutions for tackling food insecurity in Asia and the Pacific.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Elisabeth Hagen, Agriculture Under Secretary for Food Safety, announced Nov. 15 that Hagen is leaving USDA to take a job in the private sector,
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