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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a webinar for stakeholders discuss Food Facility Registration, Biennial Renewal, and obtaining an acceptable Unique Facility Identifier (UFI).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume its sampling and testing activities to inform a developing food safety prevention strategy for fresh and frozen berries.

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) published a guidance that clarifies the differences between mandatory requirements of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) and multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) audits.

Dr. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has contracted the Reagan-Udall Foundation to evaluate the agency’s Human Foods Program.

AIB International has updated its Consolidated Standards for Inspections, and the group will be providing free educational sessions and resources for stakeholders regarding the updates.

FDA is seeking scientific data and information on the current food contact uses of fluorinated polyethylene. Fluorination of polyethylene may result in the formation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that extends the compliance dates for pre-harvest agricultural water provisions as outlined in the recent 2021 agricultural water proposed rule.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA’s ARS) recently published a Research Brief that highlights two recent food safety studies related to Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its Total Diet Study Report for Fiscal Years 2018–2020.

In a recent webinar and Q&A document, The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) provided an update on its Auditor Training and Development project.